I found an article that states Facebook is not what we should fear but our ignorance. Children can be 'hurt riding a school bus or watching tv and being influenced by movies.' Keeping the internet from children will not solve the problem because they'll always find ways around it. According to the article, the best solution is to raise awareness on the issue rather than shut it down. They even goes as far as working Facebook into students curriculum. I agree that awareness is better than cutting of the rights of young adults to use Facebook. However it is neglecting the idea the risks of a child being on Facebook, in comparison, increases the child on a school buses chances to wreck.
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=16&hid=107&sid=5af7846b-9c62-4fb0-b83d-99539d577f14%40sessionmgr114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n5h&AN=Q4K022828859310
Linda, Ockwell-Jenner. "IGNORANCE, NOT FACEBOOK, IS THE REAL ENEMY." Record, The (Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo, ON) n.d.: Newspaper Source Plus. EBSCO. Web. 24 Mar. 2011.
I hear a lot of people saying ignorance is to fear in almost any situation. People hear the saying "ignorance is bliss" and just expect nothing bad to happen if they don't know about it.
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