Bad sides of facebook?

Is facebook bad? - It has been a place where everyone could interact and have some fun. But many users have already abused the power of facebook. They have used in to spread out viruses, make scams, attack innocent people's credibility, identity theft and a lot more. Have you been a victim?
April 27, 2012 7:05am CST
Hello there. Surely there are many good side of facebook in terms of communication, education and a lot more. Facebook has brought ease and happiness to people who are far away from each other. It has also provided entertainment globally. Emotions are heard and love ones are connected. Yet, some have already abused social networking sites power. Any experience of being a victim of scams? What do you think are the bad things brought by this site?
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• India
17 Oct 12
Facebook can harm us, especially young people. First of all, your personal info are public and can be used against you. Second, social networks such as Facebook take a lot of spare time that could be used in a much smarter way. And third, is should be understood it"s made for fun. People often use it to hurt people, trough various negative posts. Be careful, if your friends are doing it, it doesn"t mean you should/must also!
@GemmaR (8517)
30 Apr 12
There are some bad sides to Facebook, and I think that one of the worst things about it is the lack of moderation on the website. Because of the anonymity of the internet, people are able to post things about whoever they like without having to worry about what those comments are doing as they know that they could never get found. When we can't see the person who we're bullying, this makes us much more likely to continue the behaviour, even though this could be having an extreme negative impact on their every day life.
@youless (112511)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Apr 12
Of course Facebook has disadvantages as well as its advantages. Some people are really addicted to it and therefore I heard that some companies prohibit employees to access to Facebook when they are working. I love China
• Philippines
27 Apr 12
Online scam is not just because of facebook. It existed since the coming of the internet and people started putting up business online. It is just that facebook is too popular that marketers target this large audience and so the scammers jumped on board mimicking legit online businesses with one greedy purpose in mind. IMO Facebook, if weighed, has more advantage
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
27 Apr 12
I wont say it is bad things from the site, it is people who are abusing the site. We can't stop that by any means only if people changes themselves. Fortunately I have no such bad experience in facebook as I tend to know the limit and be within border to safeguard myself from such attacks from unknown people.