{"id":2554,"date":"2012-05-21T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/doinglifetogether\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2012-05-15T08:39:15","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T12:39:15","slug":"is-facebook-promoting-porn-8-guidelines-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2012\/05\/is-facebook-promoting-porn-8-guidelines-for-parents.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Facebook Promoting Porn? 8 Guidelines for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Facebook has massive appeal. It allows us to stay in touch with friends, re-connect with people with whom we’ve lost contact, communicate with relatives, be aware of the needs of others and so much more that is good and healthy.<\/p>\n

But Facebook has a dark side. It has become a place for child predators to group. Child predators look for places where children can be found and this technology has given them a breeding ground. With millions of children on Facebook, an investigative report on WND.com found Facebook groups with titles like Kidsex Young, Preteen Lesbians, Love Little Kids and more.<\/p>\n

And even though efforts are made with photo software designed to filter illegal child abuse images, it doesn’t stop the predators from using Facebook as a platform. WND.com determined that the sites are being used to trade and post child pornography.<\/p>\n

Parents, what can you do to protect your kids from pedophiles who may pose as their “friend?”<\/p>\n

1) Follow the guidelines.<\/strong> Children under 13 are not supposed to have their own Facebook pages.<\/p>\n

2) Friend your child so you can supervise his or her account.<\/strong> Because of the dangers involved, this is not a place you want to give your child complete privacy. You pay the bill for the Internet. Predators often pose as friends.<\/p>\n

3) Reconsider allowing posting of photos.<\/strong> Pedophiles can take them and use them on pornography sites. Once the photo is public, you have no control.<\/p>\n

4) Don’t give a young child a mobile smart phone.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Facebook has mobile apps that pose a risk.<\/p>\n

5) Customize the settings.<\/strong> Do what you can to protect if you give them an account. Use the family’s email address.<\/p>\n

6) Keep the computer in a public space in your home and monitor usage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

7) Teach your child to NEVER share private information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8) Teach your child to ignore anyone who is not a personal friend that the family knows.<\/strong> “Friend” has a different meaning than a real friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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