tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932387366846538961.post3168282261253254240..comments2013-11-08T23:31:48.579-06:00Comments on Family Policy Fall 2013 MWF 10 am: Facebook to beef up efforts to curb bullying Kelly Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05030814792351569118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932387366846538961.post-40933386015179755152013-11-07T16:43:01.697-06:002013-11-07T16:43:01.697-06:00I agree with you 100 percent! I haven't heard ...I agree with you 100 percent! I haven't heard about this and I think that this is an awesome idea. There are so many stories about cyber bullying that it is ridiculous. Facebook allowing you to report abusive acts is a great idea especially because a lot of cyber bullying comes from social networks like Facebook. I read an article the other week that Facebook is becoming less private allowing people you don't even know to see your posts which is really dangerous and can lead to cyber bullying. So the fact that they are doing this is really good I'm glad that they are realizing that this is a major problem and doing something to help reduce bullying that leads to potential deaths. Most kids don't like to report problems they just keep it to themselves until it builds up and causes a major problem. Maybe now knowing that they can report bullying anonymously will allow more kids to report these incidents.I don't think that this will stop online bullying completely or is the purpose, I think it's aimed towards giving these kids the opportunity to speak up when they are being bullied so that it will reduce the chance that it will happen to them again and can prevent them from wanting to hurt themselves or take their own lives. I think that parents should be aware of this and read more about this in detail so that they can explain this to their child that this is there for them if they ever feel like they are being harassed online. Parents can't force their child not to use social networking because that will only make them want to use it more. Instead they should just talk to them about the precautions they should take if they ever experience any form of online bullying. Overall, I am glad that Facebook stepped up and made something that will provide assistance to those victims, and I think that this will be very effective!Brittany Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230501424433514988noreply@blogger.com