My 13 year old sister wants a Facebook account should i open it?

[rootbrian2000]

Open the account, make sure she is very open about everything AND especially set the privacy settings to **FRIENDS ONLY** to avoid any implications such as irresponsible posting, this way, it doesn't go public. Add her too, it's a smart thing to do to keep track of things going on AND if she is getting bullied, she can easily have an extra arm of support to report/block the person involved.

If she wants one and is responsible, then go for it.

PS. You should be aware that many people PM underage youth and ask/beg/threaten them to "flash" (expose themselves), which if that ever happens, the pictures will be screenshot/saved and passed around. You would NEVER want that to be seen at the school either. Also, friends are NEVER the same online as they are in real life. Something to be cautious about!