To Be Trolled Is To Not Even Know It … Artful Trolling
By Bobbie Borras – August 6, 2012
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Yes, we live in a free country, with free speech … yet shouldn’t we be using that freedom for the good of people, without hiding behind fake personas? Or is this freedom to harm others, which in turn is taking away their right for “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” just because you want to be a troll? Yuck!
So who are the Trolls? With the number of fake Facebook accounts being so high, there’s a chance that your kid could be the victim of a Troll, which means they don’t know it … and if they don’t know it … do you? Unless you know what’s going on with their Social Media life, and as a reasonable adult can discern who is on the other side of the computer contacting your kid …
For some more information on Facebook’s fake users:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57484991-93/facebook-8.7-percent-are-fake-users/
AUTHOR OVERVIEW
Bobbie Borras is an Editor at Parentingtodayskids.com and is very passionate about protecting kids online. Bobbie refined her online safety expertise through her work at SpectorSoft, the leader in child online safety and monitoring. As a single mother, she understands the importance of paying attention to what children do online in order to protect them. Bobbie ensures that the Parentingtodayskids.com’s content is up to date, by spending lot of time each day tackling tough issues, related to kids and technology. The issues that you need to know as a parent. In addition, Bobbie has years of hands-on experience mentoring to teen girls through her involvement with Calvary Chapel Student Ministry Program. Bobbie is currently pursing a B.C.M. at Victory University.