Bebo’s Abuse Button: Should Facebook and MySpace Follow Suit?

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Social media, Web 2.0 | November 18th, 2009

Social network Bebo which has seen a rapid decline in popularity but is still one of the biggest such services around, has added a tiny but important new feature: a button that helps children report abuse or bullying. The button is called the CEOP Report button , (CEOP stands for UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre), if you click on it, you’ll get advice and help about issues such as child abuse (but also viruses and hacking), as well as details on how to inform the police and CEOP. While all that sounds nice and dandy, there’s always the problem of abusing the abuse button .

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Bebo’s Abuse Button: Should Facebook and MySpace Follow Suit?