Friend or Foe: Facebook And Children

Today, social media has over taken the world in various aspects. In the past years in the United States people had to rely on the postal service to send and reply to letters, eventually the telephone was invented and people could speak easier, and today the computer exists. However, the computer brings many different aspects to the table for social media: the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly truth about the true nature of humans. Today, Facebook is one entity that is leading the march in the usage of social media and connecting others, but could it be hurting children at the same time?

Originally, Facebook held a “requirement” that made it to where college students could only use the system, then it added high school students, and then virtually it allowed the world in. Children today are allowed to create one of these social pages, as the trends in society seem to place an importance in owning one of these unique, yet similar personal items. However, with times changing so is the crime within the country and the world.

Pedophiles in the past have been seen as those creepy, old men walking on the outskirts of playgrounds, or parks preying on innocent children. However, they have found a new playing field, Facebook. There they not only get to look at thousands of children, but also get to pick and design the mask and persona they get to play with just a few simple clicks.

The nature of child has always been seen as innocent, kind, and especially naïve, which now can ultimately be seen on the social networking site. In the past, accounts have been reported that children not only have given entirely too much personal information, but also met these individuals only to find out the face and facts with the profile did not meet reality, but sexual or physical abuse.

Without the ultimate protection of a parent children are able to easily make mistakes that not only impact their lives now, but also even in the future. Remember, you were a kid once and made it fine without Facebook, think of the same standard with them, and even go over Internet etiquette with them.

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