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  • Essay / The dangers of Facebook, Twitter and Instgram

    Cybersocializing is very popular in today's society. It's one of the most popular ways to communicate with distant relatives, but cybersocializing is really safe. These sites are used by all ages and all over the world, and not always for the right reasons. Some of the most popular websites are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. People put their lives on these sites. Pictures of every emotion or feeling they feel. Not being aware of the danger they may be in. There have been many cases of bullying on internet socializing sites. The biggest site it can be found on is Facebook. “Facebook now has more than 400 million users worldwide” (ProQuest team). A big question that arises is where their parents are when this bullying is happening. Many young children use these sites without any parental supervision. Many parents have no idea what their children are talking about or talking about on social media. There have also been cases of suicides due to bullying on these websites. There was a girl in Florida who allegedly committed suicide after being constantly taunted by a group of girls. “Police found her in an abandoned cement factory at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday” (Pearce). Imagine how her parents felt, and even the parents of those who were bullying the girl. She was only 12 years old and lost her life because of something that happened online. Another question that arises is whether there is an age limit. Personally, I think this should be the case. I don't think young children are mature enough. Many of them are naive about the fact that they can potentially be victims of various crimes: "They warn that young people on these sites are more likely to be victims of cyberbullying and that they are vulnerable to predators who hide their identify ". (ProQuest Team). People tend to put a lot of information on these sites, which makes them easily trackable. Younger people do not take into account the potential effect of putting too much information on the site. They don't think twice about it and most of the time they are not supervised by their parents. “Parents need to be in control of what their children do online and offline, especially preteens and teens,” because they have limited capacity for self-regulation and time management, she says.).