Facebook has recently admitted that their response rates to complaints regarding pornography and harassment are poor. The social networking site will now be changing their conduct to ensure that children are protected from inappropriate content and Paedophiles.
Social Networking
websites and the internet in general have been a playground for
molesters that use these to prey on children. Last summer, Myspace in
the US removed thousands of users from its network after being
pressured by the US government.
Facebook will now be changing its
procedures regarding complaints involving unsolicited approaches and
inappropriate content, all thanks to New York attorney Andrew Cuomo who
carried out his own investigation after receiving numerous complaints.
As per Facebooks chief privacy officer "the attorney general pointed
out some weaknesses in our complaint-handling process (...) what he has
directed us to do is renew our vigilance around complaint handling.”
Facebook's new procedures will involve:
- Fast-track and priority to any complaints to do with nudity, pornography and unwelcome approaches;
- Quicker
responses to any complaints of these nature, they will be aiming to
respond within 24 hours, and demonstrate their actions within 72 Hours;
- Warnings concerning the risks of social networking would be presented to perspective members before signing up;
An independent examiner should also
be monitoring the effectiveness of these new procedures, nevertheless
alot more could be done on Facebook, but it does seem to be a good
first step.
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