When Facebook was first created by Mark Zuckerberg in early 2005, it was much different than the marketed one we know today. It was only known by a few workers who bragged about it, and even less used it. Now, statistics show that 85 per cent of the world’s population have a Facebook account, making Zuckerberg one of the richest and youngest billionaires in the world. The hype has spread to the younger generation of the 21 st century. But the question is: should we let them? It has been confirmed by the users that the social networking site is prone to hacks, intrusion of privacy and misleadings. Several have “friended” people they do not know, and many more have posted their own celebratory pictures and, others, lewd photos. Constructive and offensive opinions about the homosexual community, the President, blacks, Muslims and a whole lot of issues are also posted. This has led to controversy, insults, legal battles and worse, suicides....
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