In a move which marks an extension of the barriers which Facebook already has in place between adults and children, as well as its policy to ban public posts by minors, the social network is now introducing certain restrictions for teenagers who use its Graph Search feature.

With Graph Search - the beta of which was launched last month - set for a wider rollout, Facebook has revealed that it will have certain specific rules in place for minors who use the mentioned feature, so as to ensure that searches which can potentially identify the under-18 users by age or location do not return any results for strange adults.

With the rules essentially underscoring preventative measures being taken by Facebook before it rolls out Graph Search to a wider audience, it has been specified in the restrictions that in case an adult user carries out a search that could disclose a minor's age or location, the only results which will be returned are that person's Friends.

Furthermore, as per the rules being introduced by Facebook for its Graph Search feature, if a minor does a search, the results returned will show only Friends, and Friends of Friends; that too those who are aged between 13 and
17 years.

In its post detailing the Graph Search rules to be introduced, Facebook said: "On Facebook, many things teens are likely to do - such as adding information to their timelines or sharing status updates - can only be shared with a maximum of Friends of Friends."