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Lets face reality for a second. The world would be a much better place if everyone educated themselves, and everyone that has bared a child was actually fit to be a parent. Unfortunately, we cannot make parents take better care of their children. There are simply too many ignorant and/or busy parents out there. The only way to protect these children is for the social networks to put a system together. Serioulsly! How many times has a child lost theair life due to a social network? I have an idea, but I;m sure the conglomerants that run these networks would not go for it, because they woul lose alot of under 18 users. But consider this;
In order to become a member of a social network you should submit a valid ID # proving that you are a legal adult. If you are under 18, then your parents would have to submit their DL #, and e-sign a contract stating that they are solely responsible for monitering their children's activity. The network could even set up parental control options where the parent must confirm any new freinds on their childs profile and have access to veiw the profile. Think about it, the lazy parent's wouldn't go throught the trouble, and while the unfortunate children whose parents cannot fully participate may be upset, they will be a little bit safer in this god for saken world.
I know it sounds like alot of trouble for something we have had such easy access to. But something HAS to change. It is obviously not as innocent as it was originally intended to be. We should be willing to do anything to protect the children that don't have parents that can/ or will.