FaceBook's Exploitation of Amanda Todd

A “cause” is circulating FaceBook. An invitation to join the “Petition: Arrest Cyber Bullies Responsible for Amanda Todd’s Death”. I don’t understand the purpose of the petition and have not yet signed.

 

Amanda was targeted and exploited by a sexual predator - still free and most likely preying on other innocent and vulnerable children. There are a reported 5 million FaceBook users under the age of 10 and FaceBook knows it.

 

I take exception that FaceBook Inc. is allowed to profit from child exploitation, cyber-rape and suicide.

 

Bullying is a traffic driven hot topic. Arresting bullies is not a cause – it’s an outcome.

A petition should not be required to enforce a Child Exploitation and Protection crime. Her tragedy began with a predator using a naked picture of her and then extorting and exploiting her through mass distribution to the world. It has also been reported, this child porn photo was also at some point used as a "profile" picture.

FaceBook Inc. provides a social networking service, an online worldwide neighbourhood. It is a publically traded conglomerate that facilitates relationship building and promotes personal detail sharing among like-minded people, groups and associations.

 

It is a cyber nation and should therefore be governed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child.

 

FaceBook’s metric system of revenue generation is predicated and calculated by notoriety of topic; a rating platform of interest and traffic driven participation of a similar audience. On that basis, FaceBook makes money.

 

FaceBook is profiting off of any and all traffic driven social interaction pertaining to this child’s suicide and in real time without having any responsibility in facilitating the interaction. It appears to me, FaceBook Inc. is an accessory and facilitated these child abuse crimes.

 

What is FaceBook’s Age of Consent?

 

There isn’t one.

 

There are “Terms of Service” which I am sure every 5 million estimated 10 year olds read in entirety and understood. 

Blame Parents, it’s your fault!

Reality Check - if a kid wants a FaceBook account, they will find a way to have a FaceBook account. Parents are not there 24/7 and cannot monitor their childrens' online access and eternal footprint in its entirety - and FaceBook knows this.

 

It is time for FaceBook Inc. to accept culpability.

 

We can demand it. We can demand Child Protection technology be adopted by FaceBook.

If not – in protest, we can mass delete our profiles.
 

Now that petition I would sign.