Is Bebo a safe way for teenagers to meet?
By BittyBiddy
@BittyBiddy (2903)
Ireland
December 18, 2006 12:07pm CST
I know several teenagers who use Bebo but one of their parents told me recently that she allows her daughter to meet up with her friends from Bebo. They're not her school friends now, they're just people she met online. The girl is 16.
I don't know. I think I would let my child use Bebo but I wouldn't allow meet ups with strangers. I think it is too dangerous. Am I being over protective? This woman laughed at me when I voiced my fears.
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7 responses
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
10 Jan 07
No I do not believe it is a good Idea as you do not know who is on the other end of the Computer and I think these Parents are taking a big risk letting their Kids do that
My Kids never even went into Chat Rooms like that and don't even now and they are Adults
So no you are not being over protective at all
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@BittyBiddy (2903)
• Ireland
10 Jan 07
I think you're right Gabs. I won't even let her use her name, or put photos of herself up.
@brightbluesea (1143)
• United States
18 Dec 06
I have never heard of bebo but if it's like a myspace type place, then there are some risks involved, just like any other online site where people can meet up. I don't think you're being overprotective-there are enough reasons to have concern
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@BittyBiddy (2903)
• Ireland
18 Dec 06
Thank you. That's what I thought. I know from meeting people online myself that they are not always what they make themselves out to be.
@Lil_miz_ice_x (614)
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16 Jan 07
I use bebo all the time, but I don't really talk to people that I don't know at all -- I talk to friends of friends, people they know from school and stuff, but I don't meet random strangers or anything like that. My mother would flip if I wanted to go meet strange people!
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@BittyBiddy (2903)
• Ireland
17 Jan 07
At least you're using it sensibly. There are friends of my daughters who have their pictures and their names and addresses up on their sites. Scary!
@Lil_miz_ice_x (614)
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25 Jan 07
Uh, that's definetly out of the question for me!
I have some pictures up, but I fixed it so that only my friends can see my profile -- I don't like the idea of strange men seeing me...
You should encourage your daughter to do that, too...
@tictac714 (975)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I assume Bebo is like myspace...I don't really think it's EVER safe to meet someone you met from the internet. No matter how you met them, you really have no way of knowing for sure that they are who they claim to be...Someday when I have kids I would never let them meet anyone from the internet.
All it takes it one psycho creep to pose as a kid, but that could be enough for somebody to get hurt.
@BittyBiddy (2903)
• Ireland
17 Jan 07
That's exactly my thinking on it tictac, thank you for replying.
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@maru_047in (1007)
• India
15 Jan 07
As per my view i think so No to that cause it might lead to danger in future.
@nanands (122)
• India
12 Jan 07
You are not being over-protective. Online is a world in itself. You can never be sure. Suppose I happen to come Ireland and want to meet you: You should only suggest a public place for the meeting. Having said that, my wife met her online friend in Stockholm. The initial metings were only at my friend's house. Then they went on to become great friends and travelled through many countries in Europe. Caution is the better part of valour!
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