Along with a whole slew of simplified privacy settings, Facebook has added another safety-made-simple feature: the panic button. The button is an application that is available to those whose age on their FB profile says they are a minor.
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The button links youth directly to a reporting and resource agency where they can enquire about bullying, luring, or abuse, and if they so choose, report infractions. Currently the button is only used in the UK, after a recent high-profile killing of a youth there who was lured by an adult on Facebook.
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The button is a step in the right direction for on-line safety, but by no means is it a cure-all remedy for web deception. As always, there is no replacement for supervision and education when it comes to net safety.
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Critics of the Panic Button say that the app can be used too easily to falsely accuse honest social networking users, or even worse, used as tool to bully by purposely false reporting. Read the latest developments here. Tell us your thoughts.
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