Categories: All - cyberbullying - viruses - hacking - terrorism

by MR CADDELL 14 years ago

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Negative Uses of SNS

Social networking sites (SNS) are increasingly being used for negative purposes, raising significant concerns. One major issue is the spread of viruses, which can compromise personal and professional data.

Negative Uses of SNS

Negative Uses of SNS

Racism

Terrorism: more prominent than ever

Lying on profile pages

Pop-ups: slowing computer performance

Under-age users: difficult to police

Pirate music distribution

Explicit Content

Cyberbullying

False gossip / rumour

Overuse of advertising

SPAM

Small print: people dont always read Terms and Conditions

Addiction: becoming more and more common

Opens the door to Hacking of systems

Distracting - studying/working etc

False account creation

Viruses

Internet Scams

Money - getting ripped off

Paedophiles

Perverts, etc
Grooming