In Obama house, "Modern Family," not Facebook

Despite the growing global domination of Facebook - which claims more than 800 million users worldwide - the social networking site isn't coming to the White House any time soon.

According to a People Magazine interview with President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama, first daughters Sasha and Malia aren't allowed on Facebook. Nor do they want to be, according to Mr. Obama.

To them, the question is, "Why would we want to have a whole bunch of people who we don't know knowing our business?" said Mr. Obama in the interview. "That doesn't make much sense."

"We'll see how they feel in four years," Mr. Obama laughed, when the first lady pointed out that Sasha and Malia, at ages 10 and 13 respectively, may change their minds on the matter. (Technically, Facebook bans those under 13 from joining anyway, due to regulations outlined under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.)

The family does, however, watch TV - even if they did only recently acquire a DVR.

According to the president, the whole family is a big fan of the ABC comedy "Modern Family."

"For the girls and me, 'Modern Family', that's our favorite show," Mr. Obama said, before adding that he also likes some "darker" TV fare like HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and Showtime's "Homeland."

"We don't watch TV with him," quipped the first lady.

Mr. and Mrs. Obama were joined by the family dog, Bo, in the interview - but, according to people, "only after removing his distracting jingle-bell collar."