After a long lapse I decided to write about a topic that shocked the Country, shocked to the extent that a debate erupted about Social Netwoking sites (Facebook in perticular).
Amanda Todd who had been one of the victims of Cyber Bullying and harassment , posted a video about the trauma that she had undergone as a result of online harassement, for some unfortunate reason Sri Lankans did not pay much heed on to this, if they did, such a dialogue would have taken place some years back, the video she posted could be viewed below
I have been a verbal critic of Social Networking, yet I must admit that Facebook has been tightening its security and improved with time where security is concerned.
Another factor tends to blame the parents/family for negligence, I am not afraid to say that this view is endorsed by another section of society who want to safeguard Social Networking sites, and these social networking sies can't avaiod these criticisms.
Social Netwoking is similar to a Park, where individuals, families, friends and gangsters all get together when they are free.
Imagine two children of the same family (A and B) decide to enter this park called Social Networking. Child A meets family C where the Father is a Professor, Mother is a Scientist, Son is a Lawyer and Sister is a teacher, while Child B meets Family D, where the Father is a Swindler, Mother is drug dealer, son is a contract murderer and sister is a drug addict. What would be the fate of both these children (Much similar to the Buddhist Jataka story on the two parrots)
Then where exactly is the mistake?
Open to Discussion
