[DyslexicAtheist]

you can conduct your own experiment (beware you may not be able to stomach the results).

1) set up a facebook profile with a sock puppet identity. make your character female and ~12-15 years of age. don't forget a profile pic.

2) prepare your inbox.

https://www.frc.org/updatearticle/20191216/posing-online

most people don't have this conversation with their kids. they let them sign up and hope for the best. (which 12 yro doesn't have a phoen today??) -> that's what I'd consider extreme (not somebody teaching their kids about how to be safe).

[ethanbond]

Yeah this is a legitimate concern (frankly sickening) but didn’t seem to be what the parent post was pointing to. This should be resolved by an outright social media ban (as parent has), strong privacy settings, and maybe occasional checks on the kid’s private messages (though, as an advocate of privacy I’m also an advocate of children’s privacy).

Parent’s response seems more oriented around the, “saying something you regret on a permanent record” area which, again is a legitimate concern, but not what I would classify as “basic safety.”