There is currently a debate in North Carolina on whether registered sex offenders should be allowed to use social media sites available to those under the age of 18, or if a ban should be imposed.
One of the articles I decided to read is How Vital is Facebook for Free Expression? The article notes that those in favor of the ban argue that sex offenders can gather information on probable victims from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Furthermore, there are numerous other news outlet and online communication tools available where offenders can communicate with adults, making these sites unnecessary (Hoover, 2017). Personally, I do have to agree with this statement, as someone that does not generally spend much time on social media
One of the articles I decided to read is How Vital is Facebook for Free Expression? The article notes that those in favor of the ban argue that sex offenders can gather information on probable victims from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Furthermore, there are numerous other news outlet and online communication tools available where offenders can communicate with adults, making these sites unnecessary (Hoover, 2017). Personally, I do have to agree with this statement, as someone that does not generally spend much time on social media