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Pre-Teen Creates New Social Networking Site Specifically For Kids

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NEW YORK (WLNY) – It’s a concern shared by many moms and dads: social media and kids.

Should you let your child on sites like Facebook, when they can be so difficult to monitor?

Many parents just say no.

But one 11-year-old found a way around his father’s objections – by starting his own social media site.

The young inventor, Zack Marks, is now 12 – and visited The Couch (along with his father, Darren) to tell their story.

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