Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Internet, Social Media, Traditional NetworkingJan 25th, 2010 | No Comments
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She grimaced when she warned me of the risks of teenage girls being on Facebook. I was attending a birthday party for my three year old grandson, Eric, in Atlanta. The woman, who works with abused children, is a friend of my son. She explained that older men get on Facebook, prepare a bogus profile pretending to be a teenage boy… gain the girl’s trust and make arrangements to meet…putting the girl at risk. I guess this is what we see on Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator. She said she would never allow her children on Facebook.
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