A friend of mine told me that he has a friend who has a 10 year old niece who has a MYSPACE ACCOUNT. For me, that doesn't sound right.
Once upon a time ago, i was a 10 year old too. So during that time, internet wasn't as developed as now. Now everything is about technology. I think i first had Friendster when i was 15/16 years old. Then i had Myspace account. And only last year i opened a Facebook account. Currently, i only have Facebook and Myspace account.
Chatting online itself is dangerous for young, naive people. I was young and naive when i was in my early teen years, believing whatever it is that boys say to me. But i was FORTUNATE enough not to do something stupid like meeting up with these guys on blind dates and get raped.
Yesterday, my friend told me that he saw in an column about a 15 year old girl receiving a marriage proposal from a guy on Facebook and was asking the columnist what she should do. Look how naive this girl is? And see how dangerous social networking are to young people? If the 15 year old girl was mature enough, she wouldn't even be thinking about the marriage proposal because she has her studies to finish, a career to build, etc.
I proposed social networking should only be opened to those 17 and above so you wouldn't hear nonsense like young girls running away from home with lovers they met from social networking.
Even handphones are dangerous tools to the young ones.
If 12, 13 year olds are allowed to have bf or gfs, why is society so surprised by things like young teens getting raped or getting pregnant out of wedlock. You let this happened in the first place. You never control what the things your children are doing. I know it isn't easy, hence i propose for people to get cats instead of making children :-)... If i ever become a mother, i know i'll be the Hitler of all mothers.
Another problem, parents never utilized the "Parental Control" thing over the internet.
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