The Social Network

I saw the movie, "The Social Network" for the first time this weekend!! I must say, I really liked it. It got me thinking a lot about SNS's--the developments, the impact on our culture, and problems associated. It's really incredible to me that Mark Zuckerberg was able to develop the site in such a short amount of time. I know the movie isn't completely accurate (in fact, I read online that it was about 40% accurate), but the fact that someone can just sit down and develop a site that ends up having a great impact on the world, is mind blowing. Why couldn't I think of Facebook!? :)

I would love to hear from the "big wigs" of SNS's, and their thoughts on crime trends on these sites. Facebook, MySpace, MyYearbook, among others, are notorious for crimes against children on these sites. People on these sites exploit, bully, harass, entice, among others crimes towards children. I believe that this is an unexpected and unintended trend of SNS's. However, I would love to hear their thoughts on the issue. There is no way to end the problem of crimes against children...however, SNS's can work with law enforcement to cut down the problem. They can report abuse on these sites to NCMEC. SNS's typically have a security team, which monitors activity on their site. Granted, with a large number of members, it is hard to keep up with activity that all members are doing. There are some sites which work very well with NCMEC and support the mission of cutting down crimes against children, such as MyYearbook. Their security team is very good. And then there are some, which do not work well with NCMEC. I won't name names. I don't understand why these sites wouldn't want to work with law enforcement to cut down crimes against children. I would love to pick the minds of the "big wigs" to see what their thoughts are on crimes against children and reasoning for not working with law enforcement. And for those who do work with LE and NCMEC, learning about their viewpoint on the issues.

Crimes against children needs to be combated. These are crimes that have been around since the beginning of time, however, with the development of the Internet and SNS's, these crimes have become more prevalent and easily accessible for people. Pre-Internet, people had to go to a store, or order the materials through the mail. Now-a-days, people can access from their computer, phones, even gaming devices. SNS's  are a place where pedophiles know that they can go to meet children. Or they can meet others who share their desires, on these sites. SNS's need to realize this problem and work with LE and NCMEC at cutting down this problem!!