Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images?
Facebook has admitted it was a "mistake" to ask users whether paedophiles requesting sexual pictures from children should be allowed on its website.
On Sunday, the social network ran a survey for some users asking how they thought the company should handle grooming behaviour. "There are a wide range of topics and behaviours that appear on Facebook," one question began. "In thinking about an ideal world where you could set Facebook's policies, how would you handle the following: a private message in which an adult man asks a 14-year-old girl for sexual pictures."
The options available to respondents ranged from "this content should not be allowed on Facebook, and no one should be able to see it" to "this content should be allowed on Facebook, and I would not mind seeing it".
A second question asked who should decide the rules around whether or not the adult man should be allowed to ask for such pictures on Facebook. Options available included "Facebook users decide the rules by voting and tell Facebook" and "Facebook decides the rules on its own".
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 08 2018, @11:44AM (3 children)
Naw, I wasn't even a pedophile back when I was underage myself. I acquired a taste for women in their thirties around the same time I got my learner's permit. They've worn the biggest parts of the stupid off by then, gained much in the way of interesting experience, and started their own sexual peak.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday March 08 2018, @05:38PM (1 child)
Wow, I am out of touch. I didn't realize a learner's permit was required for chasing women.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday March 10 2018, @12:09AM
Being able to drive yourself makes chasing tail much easier.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 08 2018, @11:02PM
TMB! WTF! TMI! LOL!