Should Facebook be banned for under 18s? [ENDS 08/04/2012]

[Catchy]

true but some teens are really stupid or new to the internet and dont under whats really going on! Have you seen Hard Candy?

Yeah that's a really good film but the girl in it is smart she knows exactly what she's doing but he's a right sick predator. Unfortunately there are always gonna be those types of people out there but like you said children just need to be educated about the dangers from an early age, no it obviously isn't going to prevent all the bad stuff happening but nobody can stop it completely.

[Paige.]

I forgot to mention this in my post, yes they could meet up with paedos but there's also a large amount of adults who can also meet up with absolute nut jobs, children aren't the only victims.

Yeah I totally agree and there aren't many differences with the things that can or cannot happen to minors and adults because to be honest, on social networking sites everyone is at an equal risk of danger.

[beth]

hard candy is such a good film, but it's a definite minority.

if anyone is interested in films like that about people not being who they are online. there's a docu-film called catfish and it's about a guy who kinda "falls for" a girl over facebook but certain discrepancies about her life start appearing and he decides to make a "surprise visit" to where she says she lives. really really interesting and very sad too.

[Paige.]

true but some teens are really stupid or new to the internet and dont under whats really going on! Have you seen Hard Candy?

This is true but then again some adults aren't all clued up. Parents should be more aware that a lot of children now a days use social networking sites and they should make them aware of the dangers and how to avoid them so that they are more safe. Or as an alternative, parents shouldn't let their really young children on Facebook at all.

[Catchy]

hard candy is such a good film, but it's a definite minority.

if anyone is interested in films like that about people not being who they are online. there's a docu-film called catfish and it's about a guy who kinda "falls for" a girl over facebook but certain discrepancies about her life start appearing and he decides to make a "surprise visit" to where she says she lives. really really interesting and very sad too.

Is this the one where it's her mother pretending to be her? LMFAO properly spoilt it for everyone now if it is haven't I!

Back on topic anyway:

So let's just pretend for a minute Facebook gets banned, does this mean every other social networking site for teens get's banned for them too? For example Habbo, cause there are probably a lot more people pretending to be somebody else on Habbo than you'd expect!

[Aiden]

This is true but then again some adults aren't all clued up. Parents should be more aware that a lot of children now a days use social networking sites and they should make them aware of the dangers and how to avoid them so that they are more safe. Or as an alternative, parents shouldn't let their really young children on Facebook at all.

I've seen 8 year olds on Facebook its just bad getting in cyber-fights with 15yr olds. Some parents don't use Facebook. My mothers got facebook but only uses it to contact friends if someone went to her meet me sexy she would go because knock them out, but really she shouldn't go.

[Paige.]

Is this the one where it's her mother pretending to be her? LMFAO properly spoilt it for everyone now if it is haven't I!

Back on topic anyway:

So let's just pretend for a minute Facebook gets banned, does this mean every other social networking site for teens get's banned for them too? For example Habbo, cause there are probably a lot more people pretending to be somebody else on Habbo than you'd expect!

I mentioned this earlier

Yep. Although, Facebook isn't the only social networking site out there and I doubt that if Facebook were to enforce this rule, the majority of other social networking sites wouldn't as this would decrease their user numbers and money coming in so it really wouldn't make much difference as bullies will always find a way to get to the victim.

I think that it wouldn't make a difference if Facebook stopped under 18s from using it because there are the same risks on other websites

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I've seen 8 year olds on Facebook its just bad getting in cyber-fights with 15yr olds. Some parents don't use Facebook. My mothers got facebook but only uses it to contact friends if someone went to her meet me sexy she would go because knock them out, but really she shouldn't go.

8 year olds on Facebook is really down to the parents to stop. Really they should know that their child is using Facebook. If I had a child and they were of the age of 8 and they were using Facebook I would ban the website from the computer they were using, using the computer's parental control system.

[Catchy]

I mentioned this earlier


I think that it wouldn't make a difference if Facebook stopped under 18s from using it because there are the same risks on other websites

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8 year olds on Facebook is really down to the parents to stop. Really they should know that their child is using Facebook. If I had a child and they were of the age of 8 and they were using Facebook I would ban the website from the computer they were using, using the computer's parental control system.

I agree with every single word of this, it is really down to the parents to stop. I know my mum probably wouldn't of felt me comfortable on Facebook at the age of 8, sites can easily be blocked using parental controls and if you're 8 well I doubt you'd be able to find a way around that very easy.

[Aiden]

I mentioned this earlier


I think that it wouldn't make a difference if Facebook stopped under 18s from using it because there are the same risks on other websites

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8 year olds on Facebook is really down to the parents to stop. Really they should know that their child is using Facebook. If I had a child and they were of the age of 8 and they were using Facebook I would ban the website from the computer they were using, using the computer's parental control system.

The thing is kids are getting smart these days, deleting history. And most parent don't even know they have them. (I would of given u rep but i have to wait 19:34 hours.)

[RyRy]

Me & @FlyingJesus would both agree that this would be a terrible idea. Facebook is a great source of... gossip.