1.  The Dangers of Social Networking Sites Kristi Paulsen Ms. Lamor English Comp 101 1.

2. Social Networking Site Definition:  Online Service  Enables Communication  Sharing of photos  Profile viewing  Downloading music (Boyd and Ellison) 2.

3. Cyberbullying:  Definition: Children being tormented by peers online (Stop Cyberbullying 1)  17.3% of middle school students are victims (“Are Social Networking Sites Good” 9)  Many negative results of cyberbullying 3.3.

4. Unhealthy Addiction:  Increasing popularity of social networking sites  Unhealthy dependency  Lack of human interaction  Hinders social life  Harms education  Diminishes chances at obtaining a job 5. 4.

5. Online Sexual Predators:  Profiles are open information  Deceptive Identities  Internet Crimes Against Children Program  2,329 cases of online predators (2005) (Hoover 3)  Crimes connected to MySpace 6.

6. Opposition:  Age restrictions  Optional privacy settings  Profile viewing  Photo Sharing  Comments  Users able to report abuse 7. 8.

7. Refuting Opinion:  Lack of age restriction enforcements  7.5 million Facebook users under 13 (Puzzanghera)  Automatic public settings  Lack of service personnel  MySpace: 100 service personnel/73 million users (Hoover) 9.

8. Conclusion:  Social networking sites are dangerous due to:  Risks of cyberbullying  Lack of personal interaction  Risks of online sexual predators 10.

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