Today, Facebook has added a new "Safety Center." Some new features on this launch allow users to find more information about how to report cyber-bullying and pictures of yourself you do not like. There are also new safety resources "for parents, educators, teens and members of the law enforcement community." In addition, Facebook has added more explanations about frequently asked questions, changing privacy settings, how to block users, report users anonymously, and remove unwanted content on your profile page.
According to Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan of Facebook, he reports that, "We've quadrupled the safety content available, and we've created cleaner, more navigable interfaces to help you find answers to safety questions fast."
Facebook hopes 400 million users will network safely as it is their top priority.
I am glad Facebook is adding more safety features. Recently, Phoebe Prince, who brought national attention, was cyber-bullied on Facebook continuously, which eventually was one of the causes of her death. Hopefully users will be able to navigate Facebook more safely with new safety content available. However, Facebook's recent update for safety had some errors, such as exposing users' profiles which were once private. But, I think Facebook got it right this time.
6 comments:
The first thing that came to my mind when I first saw this was, "Wow, just imagine how many people would go and abuse this new safety center".
At least this is better than myspace!! After the whole mom sexual harrasing her son was all over the news i hope that theyreally are doing something about this! Facebook is the number one used website and has to take all these qualifications. I am glad that they are doing something and hopefully this will continue to progress, and actually workout.
Wow, I like this new feature that Facebook has introduced. It's time people take a stand against cyber bullying instead of just letting it keep on going. Hopefully other networking sites will follow Facebook's footsteps too.
I'm glad that Facebook is trying to make the popular online community a safer place. I've noticed that on simple fanpages and such, there have been a lot of people randomly flaming other people and causes. :[
-Annie Yang
I'm glad to see that Facebook is taking some responsibility. I think cyber-bullying most often goes unreported because victims are not sure what qualifies. This can hopefully set some good guidelines. I think parents and schools can both be more aware about the subject. I was glad to hear about how seriously our school took a recent cyber bullying case. They were quick to take action, which I found to be a positive step in the right direction.
Finally! After facebooks recent (well, relatively recent) privacy setting changes that actually made it less safe for you to share information on facebook, it is a welcomed change that they are seemingly trying to do something about their safety standards. Social networking sites pose the risk of allowing already mean teenagers to be even meaner due to the lack of real human interaction on the internet, but by adding more safety features that are for "parents, educators and teens", hopefully facebook can make cyberbulling, at least on its site, less of a problem.
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