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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Question

Graphic Design asked: Wow. Like Malcolm X, this is right on time! What is your view on privacy for our young teens? Should parents have the passwords to the Twitter, FB, MySpace, cell phones etc. Should they be monitoring FB pages and do they have the right to ask that something be taken down (such as "inappropriate" photos)?
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  1. Grits n GreensApril 3, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Thanks for your comment. Yes, I do believe parents have a right to monitor posts on social outlets. It is up to us to teach our children social media etiquette. Many jobs, schools and sororities/fraternities use posts placed on these outlets as determining factors regarding hiring, recruitment and placement. They might not like it, and chances are if they don't, they probably have something to hide. I do believe, however, once a child reaches a certain age, the right to privacy should be respected!

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  2. Grits n GreensApril 6, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Keisha McKinnor said: Yes parents do because kids don't realize that we are still legally responsible for everything they do! Plus it's my job as a parent to protect my child, especially from predators lurking around the social media sites. And yes you should ask them to remove inappropriate photos, comments, posts, etc. They don't realize the damage that can occur by posting those things. College recruiters, future employers, etc. can pullup your info and deny you based on things you have posted.

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