12-yr-old creates new social network for kids

Washington: Now teenage kids being blocked from using Facebook have another option to interact online- Grom Social.

Grom Social is a social network just for kids, which has been created by 12-year-old Zach Marks. Marks was just 11-years old when he tried to join Facebook. Although he was forbidden to join, and Facebook`s minimum age requirement is 13-years-old, Marks successfully started two profiles. Marks also admitted that he saw a lot of inappropriate content on the site. After a family-friend found the pre-teen`s profile and reported back to his parents, Marks was told that if he wanted to join a social network, to make one of his own. The 12-year-old, in interview with CBS, said that he created the entire social network, which now has about 14,500 members, with the help of his dad`s friend. According to the report, Marks wants to coin the term `Grom,` which is Australian surfer slang, to mean a promising young individual that wants to learn. The way the social site works is that children must sign on with a parent. Adults cannot join without a child either. Marks said that members can`t curse or post inappropriate pictures. ANI