The question was asked, “Does it bother you that people make profile for their pets on Facebook?” My initial thought was yes, how annoying. But, after checking my own friends list and finding out that I am in fact friends with four animals, I must be mistaken. This made me think, why am I friends with pets? I think it is just one of the many things I have gotten use to on Facebook.
Is it normal that someone would make another Facebook account just for their pet? No. Is it normal for a 9 year old to have a facebook? No. Is it normal to know everything someone is doing in their day to day life in real time? No. BUT we are just use to it.
It doesnt really shock me to see someone so young on Facebook anymore. I see it all the time. I work with second and third graders who have thier own I Pads and I Phones. I didn't have an I Phone till 4 months ago... Younger and younger kids are starting to feel the need to "grow up" and be like the older kids. They want to text, they want to talk on the phone, and they want to have a Facebook.
Do I think they should have one? No way. But what is stopping them? Parents don’t want their kid to be the outcast. “But everyone else has one mom” can be just the right amount of guilt trip a kid needs to get their parent to give in. If the parents aren’t stopping the activity what else is? Facebook? Oh, sure they are! Only a computer technician would be smart enough to put up a fake birthday…
Who are we kidding? That’s not stopping anyone. Even YouTube says “this video contains mature content, please verify you are over 18 by clicking yes.” Well, that will prevent anyone under 18 from watching that video for sure.
In order to get underage users from using social networking sites like Facebook, something needs to be done to actually prevent them from joining one.
Wow. You're friends with FOUR pets? But seriously, you point here about preventing people who are underage from actually joining social networks is a good one. The current policy of relying on users to tell the truth about their ages is, well, a dismal failure.
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