Major Nelson recently made a post concerning the forthcoming NXE update, which is currently being previewed before its general release later this month.  If you’re under 18, then you’ll be unable to use the three main elements that comprise the update, Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm.

As some of you might be aware, those under the age of 18 are not able to access Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm in our public preview. I want to you let you know that this will remain the case when it launches to the world soon. We made this decision because as it stands now, parents aren’t able to use Family Settings to customize which of these applications their children can access. In order to offer an age-appropriate environment for everyone, we decided to turn off these applications for those Gold members under the age of 18.

The blog post goes on to state that a further update is in the works that will allow parents to choose to activate these applications for child accounts.  The post can be read in full, here.

If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, you can read my first impressions on the new update, here.