Watch your daughters accounts on facebook for this guy

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I'm pleased to hear that G...it is sooooooo sensible of you

It was such a relief to finally meet you, and realise your blog wasn't a grooming tool.

[Tealeaf]

Yeah, there are enough dodgy characters on here without resorting to Facebook.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by garinda

It was such a relief to finally meet you, and realise your blog wasn't a grooming tool.

The only grooming tools I use are a flannel and a hairbrush....make of that what you will

[accyman]

just a little update

if your child is approached by a stalker or pervert the police will do nothing but advise you to contact facebook and get the account deleted.

two problems with this

1: facebook will not let you report somone with details as to why you are reporting them they only have limited options of which none regard child safety or if your child in inappropiatly approached

2: if an account is deleted theres nothing stopping the person opening up another account and carrying on pestering children.

you realy would think that a 24 year old man pestering children as young as 12 that i am aware of to go meet him for a drive in his car would at least warrant a visit from the police to at the very least have a few words in his ear

[garinda]

Originally Posted by accyman

just a little update

if your child is approached by a stalker or pervert the police will do nothing but advise you to contact facebook and get the account deleted.

two problems with this

1: facebook will not let you report somone with details as to why you are reporting them they only have limited options of which none regard child safety or if your child in inappropiatly approached

2: if an account is deleted theres nothing stopping the person opening up another account and carrying on pestering children.

you realy would think that a 24 year old man pestering children as young as 12 that i am aware of to go meet him for a drive in his car would at least warrant a visit from the police to at the very least have a few words in his ear

Just found this.
Have they reported the matter to the CEOP?

Where else can I report inappropriate or objectionable actions that have been taken against children?
Facebook takes the safety of its users very seriously and takes signif...
Facebook takes the safety of its users very seriously and takes significant efforts to make sure that the interactions encountered on the site are done so in a safe manner. We strongly urge all users to report suspicious people and inappropriate content when they come across it on the site. You can notify Facebook of any inappropriate people or content by clicking on the "Report" link located throughout the site. Users under the age of 18 are also encouraged to talk to a parent or a responsible adult immediately if someone online says or does something to make them feel uncomfortable or threatened in any way.

If you are living in the United Kingdom, under 18, and believe that an adult is acting inappropriately towards you on Facebook, please submit an online report to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP):

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by garinda

I'm always reporting back to my parent, about my suspicions about the folks off here, I haven't met.

your mothers met me ... and she likes me!!!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

your mothers met me ... and she likes me!!!

She does...even after I'd told her all about you.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accyman

just a little update

if your child is approached by a stalker or pervert the police will do nothing but advise you to contact facebook and get the account deleted.

two problems with this

1: facebook will not let you report somone with details as to why you are reporting them they only have limited options of which none regard child safety or if your child in inappropiatly approached

2: if an account is deleted theres nothing stopping the person opening up another account and carrying on pestering children.

you realy would think that a 24 year old man pestering children as young as 12 that i am aware of to go meet him for a drive in his car would at least warrant a visit from the police to at the very least have a few words in his ear

Isn't that a good enough reason for keeping young kids of sites like Facebook, as it seems they are not prepared to police it properly

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

She does...even after I'd told her all about you.

You been talking out of school again

[Margaret Pilkington]

Jaysay, it is a good reason, but it may not be possible in practical terms.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Isn't that a good enough reason for keeping young kids of sites like Facebook, as it seems they are not prepared to police it properly

The information I gave in post 20, pasted from Facebook, relates to child protection on the site.

[accyman]

facebook were asked by child protection agencies to have an alert button clearly at the top of each page as reporting perverts etc is extreemly difficult even if you are familiar with the site.Adults struggle to figure out how to navigate the help section nevermind children but facebook strongly opposed any improvement to making their site safer for children.Also facebook will not allow parents who are worried about their childs activity access to their childrens accounts on the grounds of privacey yet we are resposible for our childrens safety until they are 18 years of age which facebook does not recognise.

there are ways and means to check what is going on and some kids are responsible enough to know the dangers but there are some who dont and facebook point blank reuses to protect them.

sex offenders are supposedly not allowed facebook accounts but i have reported a local convicted rapist and a local convicted pedophile twice and facebook have let them keep their accounts.

anyway most here seem to have it covered but for those unaware of facebooks lack of protection for children i hope this thread has opened their eyes a little to facebooks awfull level of help should somthing happen

also thanks to garinda for the extra information

[Neil]

Originally Posted by accyman

anyway most here seem to have it covered but for those unaware of facebooks lack of protection for children i hope this thread has opened their eyes a little to facebooks awfull level of help should somthing happen

So do I, thanks for posting it