New Scrutiny for Facebook


	New Scrutiny for Facebook

iteachcomputers

7-31-2007 10:09 AM

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middleschool, parenting, teens, internetsafety

iteachcomputers says:

Facebook is increasingly having problems with sexual predators getting sites, lots of deception, kids need to be taught not to join sexually oriented groups and not to add user as a friend unless they know that person.

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