Facebook
In the XXI century, such social networking website as Facebook has become an integral part of our life. Each day people spend at least ten minutes in order to check the latest news, photos and links provided by this social network. In most cases, it can be said that Facebook provides a lot of opportunities that allow people to interact with each other, learn new information, and even run own business. Nevertheless, there is also the flip side of using this social network that lies in possible hazards for its users. Being the active user of Facebook, I chose this topic in order to reveal some unknown facts as well as to describe the ways of dealing with some issues associated with using this social networking web site. Thus, this essay includes a research along with my own observations and experience.
Today Facebook has more than 1.32 billion registered users. It is a quite impressive result taking into consideration that this social network started its work only on September 2006. For only eight years, Facebook attracted the mass attention and became the most visited social networking website. From the very beginning, the team of Facebook along with its creator Mark Zuckerberg put every effort in order to provide people with all necessary conditions for virtual communication and interaction. Moreover, the issue of security and personal data protection was always on the …show more content…
Nevertheless, Facebook is also the source of numerous crimes that often lead to unpredictable consequences. According to Doyle, “Facebook was referenced in investigations of murder, rape, child sex offences, assault, kidnap, death threats, witness intimidation and fraud” (Doyle). In this way, it can be said that even a social network may pose a potential threat for people who use it in their daily
In the XXI century, such social networking website as Facebook has become an integral part of our life. Each day people spend at least ten minutes in order to check the latest news, photos and links provided by this social network. In most cases, it can be said that Facebook provides a lot of opportunities that allow people to interact with each other, learn new information, and even run own business. Nevertheless, there is also the flip side of using this social network that lies in possible hazards for its users. Being the active user of Facebook, I chose this topic in order to reveal some unknown facts as well as to describe the ways of dealing with some issues associated with using this social networking web site. Thus, this essay includes a research along with my own observations and experience.
Today Facebook has more than 1.32 billion registered users. It is a quite impressive result taking into consideration that this social network started its work only on September 2006. For only eight years, Facebook attracted the mass attention and became the most visited social networking website. From the very beginning, the team of Facebook along with its creator Mark Zuckerberg put every effort in order to provide people with all necessary conditions for virtual communication and interaction. Moreover, the issue of security and personal data protection was always on the …show more content…
Nevertheless, Facebook is also the source of numerous crimes that often lead to unpredictable consequences. According to Doyle, “Facebook was referenced in investigations of murder, rape, child sex offences, assault, kidnap, death threats, witness intimidation and fraud” (Doyle). In this way, it can be said that even a social network may pose a potential threat for people who use it in their daily