The quote has drawn a fair bit of criticism online, including . Much of the criticism is based on the fact that Facebook stands to profit a great deal by collecting the personal details of kids under 13. But what do the experts think? Can Facebook be a useful tool for educating kids online or not?

Experts Aren't So Sure

Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe, founder of an online resource for parents to quickly and easily learn new information about pediatrics, says that Zuckerberg is right to think that educating young kids about the Internet is important. "It's an interesting discussion because digital citizenship is the focus of the online world right now." Dr. O'Keeffe and other experts all agreed that as using the Web becomes increasingly important in our lives, teaching children how to be online responsibly at a young age can give them a real leg up.

However, Dr. O Keeffe also suggested that Facebook may not be in any position to provide that education in its current form. "The lessons of digital citizenship have to start young, but I don't feel that Facebook is the venue to have those lessons occur. A lot of missteps happen on that site without a lot of coaching."

Other experts agree that Facebook, at least in its current form, isn't the best place for kids to learn about communicating online. Amanda Lenhart with the Internet and American Life Project of the Pew Research Center says it can be hard for young kids to get the hang of social networks. "What's really a challenge is that in a lot of these mediated spaces it can be very, very hard to remember who your audience is," Lenhart said. Lenhart suggested that that kind of confusion can lead to