How to Keep Safe on Facebook

Facebook is the fastest growing social networking site in the world today with up to 250,000 new users being added every day. But sharing information has lots of risks including your name which can be accessed by others and your profile can be viewed. Anyone can get valuable information and private photos from your profile -- ultimately getting you in big trouble. You can keep your misfortunes down to a minimum by following these steps.

Method 1 of 1: Keeping Safe on Facebook

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   These steps can help you separate the good people from the bad ones.
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   Set the Privacy settings on your profile to "Friends." By doing this, you will be able to have control who has access to your information and pictures. For certain pictures, you can also select certain friends that you do or do not want them to see.
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   Always monitor pictures that other people put of you and tag you on. You can see the tagged pictures of you by going to your profile, click on "Photos"- you should see "Photos of You" and the number of tagged pictures. Click on that, and look through the pictures. You should be able to un-tag any unappealing photos of you, but people still have the ability to see it. Don't hesitate for a second to "un-tag" yourself from pictures that you do not approve of. Simply click "Report/Remove Tag" under the "Options" on the bottom of the picture. Also if you think that the particular picture could put you in a compromising situation, consult whoever put it up and ask him or her to remove it immediately. If they are your so called pals they should comply with your request.
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   Do not post pictures of yourself under the influence of any type of substance. This refers to pictures such as: Dancing-on-the-bar pictures or candid shots of the last time you got hammered with your pals on happy hour. Don't be caught with drugs, especially if you're underage because anyone can just print out the picture and show it to your parents or principal.
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   Be cautious of the statuses, photos, videos, etc. you post if your coworkers, colleagues, or even your boss is friends with you. If possible, avoid sending out or accepting friend requests from those who know you from work, especially your boss. Granting them full access to view your personal life will only have negative effects on your job.
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   Avoid putting your phone number, mailing address, or your home address in your profile. People often use words such as pet's names or numbers as passwords, so it is not recommended to publish them on-line.
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   Never post information regarding an upcoming vacation or trip as your status. Doing so is just asking for your house to be robbed. If you must post photos and every detail of your two-week trip to France, do so after you return home, not before or during your vacation.
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   Change your password every so often. Don't make your password something obvious such as your birthday or mother's maiden name. Try to have at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, two numbers, and a symbol. The longer and more complicated the password, the safer you are from getting your account hacked. Always remember to log out after you're finished with Facebook, especially on a shared computer.
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   Don't confuse Facebook with an on-line dating site. The purpose of Facebook is to connect you with people you know. Making your profile public means you're sharing your information with everyone, even though you don't know them, a risk that you wouldn't want to take.
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    Be careful who you friend. Don't friend anyone out of your state/country unless you know them pretty well. Only friend people you know. You can add mutual friends that you don't know if you want to, though not recommended. Only friend people that you at least know their favorite color, siblings name, pets name, or something like that. Make sure they are the correct person by looking through their pictures. If they are not familiar, then remove them as a friend by getting to your friend list. Block anyone that seems to threaten or harass you.
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    Take advantage of online Social Network Monitoring services. No matter how active you are, going through your children's posts, messages, photos, videos, comments is impossible. Remember: children have no right to privacy from their parents, but you don't necessarily need to view every post they make unless you have reason to be suspicious. You should have their passwords so you can see if they are getting into dangerous situations or are exhibiting inappropriate speech or behavior. You can, though, respect your children's individuality and take advantage of online Monitoring services. These services inform you on what you need to know in an easy to use platform. Some of these services offer monitoring for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and cell phones; becoming your social shield against predators, Cyber-bullies, Reputation issues.
12. Before clicking on a link from Facebook, always remember to check the address bar, which should always display "www.facebook.com/" and nothing else like "www.facebook33.tk" or "www.facebook1.php", etc. which is a giveaway of a phisher. It can steal your e-mail and password, as well as post spam links to your friends' Walls.

     Tips

1. • If you see any inappropriate images or comments then e-mail Facebook at abuse@Facebook.com.

   • Never add any friend requests and suggestions from anyone that you do not know, or by someone who you know is a stalker, harasser, bully and iffy. Remember some people can put false information and even a fake picture on. Be wary of who you add.
   • Remove anything you think is inappropriate. This could mean wall posts, images, or status's. What you may have found funny last night might not be as funny the next morning.
   • If someone is being intrusive or abusive remember you can always report and block them.
   • Make sure you don't post any hurtful or mean comments/status's.This can lead to all sorts of trouble.
   • If anyone seems to be harassing you on Facebook Chat, then don't hesitate to go offline. This can be done by clicking on the bottom right corner of the page and selecting the "Go Offline" button.
   • If someone is continuously harassing you, sending you any messages that are mean, nasty, inappropriate and make you uneasy, you can remove them off your friend list - even better block them.
   • Don't display your year of birth. It slightly helps improve security settings and prevent identity theft.
   • If your child is on Facebook and are under 13, monitor them weekly to see whats happening and make sure your child has all the safety equipment on.

   
   
   

   Warnings

   • If someone you do not know talks to you, then do not respond and immediately block them. Show your parents, if you are younger than eighteen, and ask them what to do.
   • if you ever get a friend request from someone you don't know then be sure to show an adult if younger than 18 and report that person to Facebook.

10 Most Bizarre Crimes Linked to Facebook

Facebook has been such an integral part of our lives that even recent crimes are cropping up; crimes with a specific M.O. that involves Facebook as an accessory. And it’s not limited to cyberstalking, identity theft, distribution of child pornography materials, etc. These crimes are pervasive on the internet but they only represent the tip of the iceberg.
The type I’m referring to involves some creative, bizarre and unthinkable crimes that are linked to Facebook, for example that recent story about a mother who tried to sell her two kids (a 10-month old and a 4 year old on Facebook for $4000), ironically to bail her boyfriend out of jail.While the law caught up with that case, in some cases listed below, the justice system is fumbling over them, trying to figure out which is unlawful and which is not. These ten types of bizarre Facebook crimes serve as a reminder to all of us of the impact that Facebook has over our privacy, and how much it can possibly override the sanity of people, turning them into criminals.

1. Jailed over Facebook Friend Request

In 2007, Dylan Osborn was ordered by magistrates not to contact his wife after he was found to be harassing her with phone calls and text messages. When he sent a ‘friend request’ via Facebook to her despite the restraining order, Dylan’s wife reported him to the police. He was consequently arrested and sentenced to ten days of imprisonment.

Technical Get-Out-of-Jail Card

However, in his defense, Osborn claimed that the ‘friend request’ was sent automatically to everyone on his email list (which includes his wife) after he signed up for Facebook for the first time. He was unaware that his wife was already on Facebook.
So while he is told to have no form of communication with his wife, online or offline, in this case, it was Facebook who had automatically conducted the friend request, landing him in jail. Whether this is a smart defense tactic that had brought the order out into uncharted territory, or a ticket out of his failed attempt to contact his wife, we’d probably never know.

 

 

2. Suicide By Social Bullying

The infamous suicide of Ms Phoebe Prince in 2010 is a classic case of cyberbullying gone terribly wrong. Having just moved from Ireland, Ms. Prince was subjected to taunts and bullying for months before taking her own life.
A freshman at South Hadley High School, Massachusetts, she had been receiving abusive text messages, harassment on her Facebook wall and on school grounds over girl-boy relationship disputes.

The Horrible Truth

But this had not been considered a cause to her suicide until one of her bullies wrote ‘accomplished’ on the poor girl’s Facebook wall on the day she hanged herself. Further digging revealed that a group of schoolmates had been carrying out of bullying campaign against Prince which continued even after her death.

(Image source: today24news.com)

The public pointed fingers at the school authority for not doing enough to prevent the tragedy from happening, but at least in this story, justice was served.

The Final Verdict

Six teenagers were charged for a variety of criminal offences, including statutory rape (that was eventually dropped by Prince’s family), "civil rights violation", stalking, and even assault and battery (also dropped from pleading guilty to criminal harassment).
While many view their community service sentences and probation as "a slap on the wrist", the case brought the issues of cyberbullying to light, culminating in a new law meted out to fight bullying in schools in Massachusetts.

 

 

3. Fatal Attraction: ‘It’s Complicated’

As I read the several murder cases that are linked to Facebook posts, it struck me that all of them were triggered by relationship conflicts.
I see it in the case of Brian Lewis who killed his wife, Hayley Jones after she changed her Facebook profile from ‘married’ to ‘single’ back in 2009, as well as in the case of Camille Mathurasingh who was murdered by her boyfriend, Paul Bristol in 2010 after seeing her with another man on her Facebook page.

(Image source: dailymail.co.uk)

No Love Lost

In a separate incident, Adam Mann had brutally hammered his ex-wife, Lisa Beverley before slitting her throat and leaving her bloodied body to be found by their five-year-old son – all because she had taunted him on Facebook.
Beverly had reported Mann’s attempts to evade paying child support to the Child Support Agency (CSA) then posted a smug remark on Facebook, and called him ‘a joke’. He retaliated with such violence that she had no chance of survival.

Public Embarrassment

Although murders that happened because of jealousy in a relationship are relatively common, using Facebook intensified the actions involved as it is a very public platform.
When one posts evidence about a failing relationship, the other party may experience a punctured ego (especially men) particularly when he is implied to be the cause of the failure. Things will get ugly when you wash your dirty linen in public.

 

 

 4. Facebook Impersonation

Online identity thefts are rampant across the world. We see it in the thousands of fake profiles of celebrities on Facebook and Twitter, with some successfully misleading others into thinking they’re genuine profiles. Nevertheless, identity theft can turn into a serious offence depending on what is done with the fake profile.
Most people are not aware that there are laws out there to protect against online identity thefts.

Defaming Exercise

Take the case of a New Jersey woman, Dana Thornton who could potentially face up to 18 months in prison for creating a fake Facebook profile for her ex-boyfriend to post pictures that intentionally defame his reputation.
Another interesting case of identity theft made a big hoo-ha in Morocco back in 2008, when one Fouad Mourtada was detained for "villainous practices linked to the alleged theft of the identity", of the king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid on Facebook. The Moroccan government weren’t amused with the antics Mourtada pulled, and sentenced him to three years in prison.
Fortunately for Mourtada, he was released 43 days later after a royal pardon.

 

 

5. Can Facebook Find You A HitMan?

19-year-old Pennsylvanian, Corey Christian Adams was arrested in 2010 following a rape accusation after a party. Shortly after, he posted the following on his Facebook:
"I got 500 on a girls head who wants that bread?" and "Hit me up anyway possible".

Hooking up with a Murderer

Answering this request for a hitman, a detective took the opportunity to go undercover and gather evidence to charge him with attempted murder. He eventually set up a meeting with Adams, which Adams missed.
However, he posted another status a little later,"needed this girl knocked off right now."
Investigations revealed that those public posts were indeed directed at the victim. His stupidity aside, justice was served as he was sentenced to 11 to 22 years in state prison on charges of rape, criminal solicitation of murder, unlawful restraint and possession of an instrument of crime.

 

 

6. Blackmailing On Facebook

Divorces turn people crazy, well at least that’s what happened with 23-year-old Nigerian Afolakemi Mojisola Adeniyi. She posted a picture of his ex-husband on Facebook and tagged him as a member of the Boko Haram, a violent jihadist terrorist group in Nigeria.

(Image source: zimbio.com)

His ex-husband, Alfa Umar Gobir reported her to the police after getting calls from friends over the weekend, mistaking him as a genuine member.

For Self Defense – or Malicious Intent

In addition to the post, a caption was found below the picture, which reads:
"This is one of the Boko Haram any time you have contact with him, bomb him."
Adeniyi was duly arrested and when asked of her reasons, she replied said it was because Gobir threatened her and her child.
Heeding the advice of the police, Adeniyi’s parents approached Gobir to beg him to forgive her but Adeniyi subsequently posted:
"Am nt regrtn of d pic upload by me 2 any 1."
Police told Adeniyi and her parents that the evidence against her is sufficient to warrant a jail sentence if Gobir chose to go to the court over the matter.

 

 

7. Sharing Animal Torture On Facebook

Ever seen any animal abuse videos or photo postings on Facebook? Think those animals deserve some justice? Fortunately, in a few cases, they did get some.

Endangered meal

An American couple, Vanessa Starr Palm & Alexander Daniel Rust was arrested and jailed in 2009 for violating an animal protection act after revealing photos of them feasting on an endangered iguana (no kidding!) on Facebook.
They have even unknowingly uploaded photos of them catching and grilling the lizard which caught the attention of many of their friends who then reported it to the police.

Losing your Head over Facebook

A mouse was decapitated with a steak knife by Naomi Anderson from Queensland, Australia. Worse still, the repugnant video was posted on Facebook (under the alias Shabella King).
The horrendous act took the poor mouse 40 seconds to die. She was subsequently ordered to serve 180 hours of community service and 18 months probation after being charged with animal cruelty in 2011.
Thankfully, she was also forbidden from purchasing, borrowing or take possession of an animal for two years.

 

 

8. The Compulsive Facebook Burglar

Here’s a funny one. Facebook addiction spares no one, not even criminals.
In 2009, a burglar by the name of Jonathan G. Parker was caught soon after the break-in because he logged in to his Facebook account on the victim’s computer and forgot to log out. After that mistake, it’s not hard for the police to trace the whereabouts of Parker during the investigation, especially since he resides in the same area as the victim.
Now, this is what I meant when I say Facebook has the potential to dominate our logical thinking.

 

 

9. Snap. Post. (Think). Share.

It is your Facebook account but sometimes there are just some things that are too inappropriate to post.

I mean no disrespect but…

A New York medical technician by the name of Mark Musarella was found guilty of disorderly conduct when he took the photograph of a strangled victim at a crime scene while on duty and posted a grisly picture of the corpse on Facebook.
Apart from being dismissed by the hospital where he worked, Musarella was sentenced with 200 hours of community service and banned from becoming an emergency medical technician ever again.
The parents of the victim subsequently filed legal suits against various entities, including of course, Facebook.

Your Photos Can Make Strangers Rich

The next time you want to post suggestive photos of yourself, do take a moment to think it through. A syndicate in Malaysia made full use of such photos, particularly of Asian girls for their call girl service on Facebook.
They featured photos of beautiful girls that were lifted from their Facebook pages without their knowledge, and asked them to pay a sum of money to reserve their services. Two men who used the service discovered the scam when the girls did not show up after they had made their payments.

 

 

10. Facebook Fugitives

Well at least Facebook can help you catch fugitives with a Facebook addiction. Some even use it to taunt their victims, and for the lack of better judgement, the authorities themselves.

Break Out and Brag

28-year-old burglar, Craig "Lazie" Lynch became an internet sensation for a brief period in 2009 when he escaped from Hollesey Bay Prison, then started taunting police on Facebook.
He escaped from a seven-year prison term for aggravated burglary and rather than hide away to relish in his freedom, he made a Facebook page for himself (which gathered 40,000 fans if you can believe that), and even called in for a phone interview with Channel 5 News in the UK. He also continuously bragged about the good life he was leading outside the prison walls.
"If any of you was doubtin my freedom. Here’s proof. How the f*** could i get my hands on a bird like this in jail. ha ha", he posts.
His stint was abruptly stopped when he was caught in January 2010.

No Laughing Matter

What about this one: a burglar broke into the house of Victoria Richardson then logged into her Facebook account (since it was still logged on) and taunted her with the successful break-in. Leaving posts like:
"i have the laptop , phones ok but a bit scratched itll do tv was rubbish so i left it ,ds was a bonuss now to the porn shop i gooo , thankyou toshiba is my favourate make
and signs it with:
"regards your nighttime burglar"
to top it off. Not only was Richardson robbed, her intangible privacy space had also been invaded.

 

What Does This Mean?

After going through this list of Facebook crimes, some disturbing, others absurd, I’m sure you would’ve realized the recurring trend. Both the criminals and victims commit the same mistake: oversharing without due consideration of the consequences.
I’ve mentioned in my previous entry about how we willingly share and publicize ourselves to feel connected with our social networks. Yet, as the above cases have shown, there’s a need to know where when to draw the line before things become too serious.
We’re less likely to get carried by our emotions after we set the boundary between what should and shouldn’t be shared on Facebook. As a note of precaution, always exercise discretion in how much you are willing to share about yourself on Facebook.

Facebook | The Underlying Dangers

Disasters Waiting To Happen

While we enjoy the benefits and advantages of using facebook, sometimes we tend to overlook and carelessly ignore the dangers that could just be lurking around its interface not being aware that there are disasters waiting to happen.
I've gathered information from friends and from my own personal experiences about the dangers and disadvantages of using this social media platform. Let's have a look at them.

Cyber Crime Risks

So far, I’m thankful i've not been infected by any of these malwares. Sometimes, you may not have been aware that a post of a friend is infected with a malware. You might have noticed that some posts of your friends are very unlikely to have been posted by them such as indecent videos and photos.

The truth is they have been infected by a virus because they got curious of the same post by another friend and clicked on it. And boom, that's it. That's all they did, just clicked on it. So, the next time you see a suspicious post, just ignore it, otherwise, you'll get the same malware and it will automatically be posting the same post making it visible to all of your friends.
You definitely wouldn’t like such a very embarrassing moment.

Do you know that there are facebook applications that are only intended to get all your personal details and information? I’m not telling you to not trust the apps you're currently using, but instead, what I’m just saying is for you to be extra careful and choose which apps you think are worthy of using, and make sure they are trusted ones.
If you're someone who prefers keeping your personal details confidential, I would advise to just avoid yourself from any of these apps. But if you still would, just be careful on choosing and using any facebook application for any application you authorize makes that application legally able to get and keep a record of all your personal information.

The internet is already flooded with these kinds of stories. Apparently, this is true to any website where a comment feature is activated, or where a forum or a chat room is being utilized. Sure, adults can handle such behavior and can maturely deal with it.
But what about our kids, our teens? They are more likely to be weak to receive rude comments and ill-mannered, insulting photos and videos. These could affect their school performance and could ruin their self esteem.
Parents should always make sure that while they give their children the freedom to use the internet, they should advise their children to seek help from them should any issue arise.
Parents, on the other hand, should always be available and give time to their children sorting out issues such as this.

Personal Risks

Stalkers these days no longer does stalking physically, they do it online.
I have friends who prefer not having a facebook account because they told me they hated being stalked. Now, these friends are mostly female, and boy I tell you they are pretty. They always had stalkers and didn't like it. Guys, on the other hand, wouldn't mind being stalked by ladies, would they?
These ladies preferred not having one because adjusting the privacy alone does not make them completely safe from stalkers. They argued that they and the stalkers could have a common friend, and that makes them visible in their common friend's profile. The stalker could also make a fake account pretending to be someone they know and invites them for a friendship.
This might sound strange to some but these are true testimonies.

By giving away too much information on facebook, you can endanger your own or your family’s safety.
There was a recent TV news about abusing a girl in the school. The adult male suspect found out where the girl is attending school through facebook.
The suspect knows the timings of the school and has always been there just waiting for an opportunity to finally grab the girl and abuse her in isolation. The suspect had bruises indicating that the girl fought for her safety and that made the suspect lost his temper and did the gruesome act.
It might also be used by thieves to know if you’re on vacation and there’s no one left in the house.

This is dangerous when you’re cooking, babysitting, you name the rest. You certainly know what I mean in this.
A friend told me that one time she was cutting a fish to be cooked dinner, and while she’s still not done, she curiously checked her facebook out. When she returned, the fish was gone and heard the cat chomping on something. It was the fish and the cat is almost finished with it.
Another friend told that her baby niece lost a finger for inserting it in a socket outlet because the nanny apparently hasn’t noticed it. The nanny's job is to be with the baby and nothing else. How could she have not noticed? This is not acceptable.
My friend, however, wasn't sure if the nanny was at the time using her facebook, but since the nanny is very fond of it, the possibility of using facebook causing the incident is very likely to be.

I’ve seen teenagers having thousands of friends. Somehow this makes them feel popular.
Honestly, I couldn’t understand the reason behind having so many friends. Thousands of them? Unless you’re a celebrity, having so many friends to me is incomprehensible. You couldn’t even know if the person you’ve befriended is a real person.
This is so cheap. You are risking too much here. If the facebook account you’re using is a genuine account of you, then you are risking your own safety the more.
What really troubles me is that some of them will bother adjusting their privacy settings to be on the safer side but yet approves anyone who invites them. What’s the point, then?

By forgetting or not knowing how to adjust your privacy settings, you could accidentally reveal secrets through your posts. I’ve seen posts that obviously aren’t supposed to be read by certain people.
My brother-in-law for example was supposed to be hiding a secret admirer from my wife but accidentally have revealed it by posting indecent comment posts. It was a disaster.
Imagine the possibilities this could do. You could get fired from your job too if you’re too careless.

Productive Risk

Facebook, without a doubt, is one of the biggest reason nowadays to procrastinate. At least, this is true to some.
When someone gets bored, he goes to facebook. When someone feels lazy, he goes to facebook. When people likes talking, chatting with their friends, they go to facebook. When someone needs to find inspiration for a future project, he also goes to facebook. When a person is in a middle of something, he opens his facebook.
People just couldn’t help it. There never came a day, or even an hour when they did not open their facebook.
Facebook has already preoccupied the minds of people that it already had allotted a huge space in their everyday lives, often not being aware that this had already replaced their supposed-to-be more meaningful tasks and activities.

Professional Risks

I know of employers who despise the use of facebook in their office premises. In contrast, I know of people who can’t live a day without opening it. There might be employees like these in an environment where browsing of facebook is an unacceptable professional behavior. It’s a job termination waiting to happen.
There have already been employees who were sacked out because of their posts on facebook not knowing that their boss is one of its recipients.
By the way, employers nowadays browse their applicant's or prospect employee’s facebook account hoping that they can discern something from it about the applicant.
If you thought you’ve just had a nice interview, and you feel that from that interview, you’re very likely to be hired. Think again. Unfortunately, that’s not the end of it. Check if you have displeasing posts on facebook and immediately delete them. They can be used as a reference check of your character.
Remember, you are what you post.

Our company has just lost a prospect upcoming project from a client.
Our company, as much as possible, would not want to dispose the information or conversation they’ve had with the client. They are already having an agreement that our company would be their consulting firm and designer of the upcoming project.
However, we recently have learned that we lost the project because one of our colleagues had carelessly spread the information that we will have a project soon out of sheer joy. Competitors then have learned that that particular client has a project in mind, and as a result, they have contacted the client and have offered a better package than ours. We lost it.
It could have sustained our company in this struggling economy for years. That could have secured some of our colleagues’ jobs who now resigned because of the said loss. The guy who posted it no longer works in our firm.

Social Compromise

Facebook is making a lot of people introverts. It has changed the rules of social interaction. The advent of social media has converted many people to introverts even the extroverts themselves. It’s just unfortunately inevitable.
People now meet new people through social media. They chat in it, hang out in it, build relationships in it. While I am not against social media interaction, I just want to say that I still believe nothing compares to physical social bonding.
You can never truly know the other person by just pretentious typewritten words or a distant video chat. You have to be with one another to know them and genuinely be friends with them.

I have mentioned earlier that people now meet other people through internet and build relationships through it. Many have already been deluded to believe that the other person is what he/she purported to be. At the event of meeting, to their surprise, the person is totally not the person he/she knew online. He/she could have been that person physically, but not the inner person the other knew of him/her.
Some people also made fake accounts to lure others into believing that he/she was the person they see in the profile picture. And so, meeting physically will never be recommended by them.
Facebook could also be a haven for infidelity. Spouses can make confidential accounts enabling them to see other men or ladies.

Can you imagine that? Even the time for family is compromised.
Daddies now spend less time playing outdoors with their kids. The family no longer watches TV together. Sometimes, one family member may skip a dinner because of facebook. Some children start declining family outdoor activities and prefer being left thinking of the internet freedom he/she’d have. Parents don’t help their children’s educational progress and leaves it totally to them because of the preoccupation they’re in.
Sometimes, even parents when asked by their children to go out decline the bonding invitation and leaves their children in frustration.
This is sad but it’s truly happening.

The Extent of Freedom

Perhaps, the most vulnerable group to this particular threat is the younger generation. The young minds our teens have are not only very creative but also are still immature. Most of them are still hungry for attention and praise from their peers, and sometimes, this motivates them to post anything they want just to impress them and get attention.
I've heard a story from a friend where he got infuriated on his nephew because of the post his nephew made about his wife. The post was a picture intended to mock and make fun of his wife, which of course can make anyone get angry for such a disrespectful act.

Not all of your friends share the same beliefs and culture that you have. Some of them might be from another country, or practices a different belief system.
I’ve seen some posts of my friends which I believe are discriminatory particularly to a group yet they themselves profess to be part of that group. Whenever I see one, I just comment on it saying it is discriminatory. They will then delete the post they’ve made in embarrassment.
Think first before you post.

Closing Remarks

Just be responsible on using your facebook. Be careful of whom you befriend with. Think first before you post anything and be sure to only share it with the appropriate persons. Choose wisely which facebook apps you wish to use.
And lastly, do not compromise your time with family.

Number of active users at Facebook over the years

Facebook says it now has 1.11 billion people using the site each month, slightly more than the 1.06 billion reported three months earlier. It represents a 23 percent growth from a year earlier.
The figure is as of March 31 and was disclosed Wednesday in Facebook's quarterly earnings report.
Facebook also says it had 665 million active users each day on average in March, up 26 percent from a year earlier, and 751 million using Facebook from a mobile device each month, up 54 percent.
In addition, Facebook says it had 751 million monthly active mobile users in the first quarter, up 10 percent from 680 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Here is a look at how the number of active users at Facebook has grown:
1 million — End of 2004.
5.5 million — End of 2005.
12 million — End of 2006.
20 million — April 2007.
50 million — October 2007.
100 million — August 2008.
150 million — January 2009.
175 million — February 2009.
200 million — April 2009.
250 million — July 2009.
300 million — September 2009.
350 million — End of 2009.
400 million — February 2010.
500 million — July 2010.
608 million — End of 2010.
750 million — July 2011.
800 million — September 2011.
845 million — End of 2011.
901 million — March 2012.
955 million — June 2012.
1.01 billion — September 2012.
1.06 billion — December 2012.
1.11 billion — March 2013.

How often people use Facebook?

Facebook Statistics, Stats and Facts for 2011 are starting to roll out, and here is the first infographic to wrap them all up thanks to Online Schools. With over 500 million users, Facebook is now used by 1 in every 13 people on earth, with over 250 million of them (over 50%) who log in every day. The average user still has about 130 friends, but that should expand in 2011.

48% of 18-34 year olds check Facebook when they wake up, with 28% doing so before even getting out of bed. The 35+ demographic is growing rapidly, now with over 30% of the entire Facebook user base. The core 18-24 year old segment is now growing the fastest at 74% year on year. Almost 72% of all US internet users are on now Facebook, while 70% of the entire user base is located outside of the US.
Over 700 Billion minutes a month are spent on Facebook, 20 million applications are installed per day and over 250 million people interact with Facebook from outside the official website on a monthly basis, across 2 million websites. Over 200 million people access Facebook via their mobile phone. 48% of young people said they now get their news through Facebook. Meanwhile, in just 20 minutes on Facebook over 1 million links are shared, 2 million friend requests are accepted and almost 3 million messages are sent.