Vassago
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What I have proposed earlier in this thread is for all Social Media sites to have a proving process to confirm the identity of the profile person..
Such as when creating a new profile, having a proof of age, such as a Passport Number, Social Security Number, Proof of Age card...etc... also only accepting profiles registered via a residential IP address, not a public one.. I know this information can be forged, but at least it is a start in the right direction..
As I have said before, I am a 45 year old male in the UK, yet I could tomorrow create a profile on Facebook and be an 18 year old Girl, there is nothing stopping me from doing this...If I register from an internet café, and only access facebook from an internet café I am invisible...
And what right do they have to your personal information? Who would actually sign up? I know I wouldn't sign up for some social media site asking for everything they would need to steal my identity.
I agree that there needs to be cyber-bullying laws and we actually have them in my state, as we do in pretty much every state:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/florida.html
I don't think censorship is the right move. Yes, I'm going to cry foul over Freedom of Speech. But, with freedom comes responsibility. You always have freedom to say what you want, but you also have to deal with the consequences. If you harrass someone online, it's harrassment, plain and simple.
Everything is obviously up to interpretation and should be considered on a case by case basis.