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There are a ton of people who work on safety at Facebook
So I think it really starts with the members of our user operations team
who are on the front lines responding to people's concerns about safety or questions about safety
It's the engineers who are building the products who take into account the specific needs of minors when building things
It's our site integrity teams who build tools like social reporting
that allow people to report abuse both to Facebook and to someone in their community who might be able to help them
And these people work around the clock and around the globe
Everybody who is working on this is really passionate about the people who use the site
And I think it's a great responsibility and a privilege to be able to support them
And all of us spend time thinking, as parents - which I am, as friends, about the people that we interact with in our lives
And as we think through these things, we try to make sure that we think about them, and the people using the site
As someone who has been involved in safety online for fifteen years, I've seen such an evolution on the internet
Where it was truly an anonymous place, where people thought that they could act in ways that they couldn't offline
And maybe there still are places on the internet like that, but Facebook is unique in that we're trying to create that well-lit environment
where you interact with real people
I think a lot of parents - who didn't grow up with this media - really want to understand, 'how do I approach these issues?'
with my kids, when I don't have the same understanding of it that they do
This is a unique situation where the child can play a leadership role in the relationship
And that is really fun and rewarding for the child
But they are so used to their parent saying, 'Do it this way, do it this way, I've been doing it for thirty years and this is the way we do it.'
It's really empowering for a parent to say to a child, 'Help me set up my Facebook account, and you teach me how to use Facebook.'
The research suggests that a lot of kids really do know privacy settings and they understand how to use them
But it's important for parents to be part of that conversation
A lot of the messages that we give to our kids in the context of parenting
A lot of the messages that we give to our kids in the context of parenting
Like, 'Don't talk to strangers,' or, 'Reach out to me if you need help,' apply online
Like, 'Don't talk to strangers,' or, 'Reach out to me if you need help.'
Don't accept friend requests from people that you don't know. If something is bothering you, yes, report it to Facebook
Don't accept friend requests from people that you don't know. If something is bothering you, yes, report it to Facebook
Don't accept friend requests from people that you don't know. If something is bothering you, yes, report it to Facebook
But I'm here too, and I can try to help you navigate that problem
And every website online is different
And so in the same way that every time you walk out the front door of your house, you have to think about your surroundings
And make judgement calls about how you act, you have to do that on the internet too
And while the website creates a social experience
And while the website creates a social experience
On the back-end we really are a technology company
And that means we have hundreds of engineers, who are thinking through, how do we create a safe environment?
And what can we do behind the scenes to flag the bad stuff, use technology to remove it really quickly
And what can we do behind the scenes to flag the bad stuff, use technology to remove it really quickly
And what can we do behind the scenes to flag the bad stuff, use technology to remove it really quickly
So we have systems that protect against spam, bad messages getting to users,
We have systems that protect against accounts getting compromised
We have features that users can adopt to help them protect their accounts, as well as having systems that detect for unusual activity
We have features that users can adopt to help them protect their accounts, as well as having systems that detect for unusual activity
And if we ever find that we stopped a bad person from trying to get into your account from getting in
Part of stopping bad behavior is promoting consequences
Part of stopping bad behavior is promoting consequences
Whether it is disabling an account and not letting you come back to the service
Whether it is disabling an account and not letting you come back on the service
Or engaging law enforcement in something that merits that level of serious scrutiny
Facebook I think is all about facilitating real-world connections
And so we wanted to make it easy if you came across a piece of content that you found was bullying you or harassing you in any way
To take that piece of content and report it to Facebook as well as share it with somebody in your life: a trusted friend, a parent, a teacher, a principal
To take that piece of content and report it to Facebook as well as share it with somebody in your life: a trusted friend, a parent, a teacher, a principal
To take that piece of content and report it to Facebook as well as share it with somebody in your life: a trusted friend, a parent, a teacher, a principal
Somebody who can help you learn how to deal with the situation and handle that
You might not be able to change the behavior of the person who posted the content
But you can definitely get support, and learn how to deal with it yourself. So you can feel good about yourself, feel good about your use of the site
Your family and friends are literally always there on Facebook, so they're seeing the best of what's going on in your life, but they're also seeing some times when you might need some help
And from a safety perspective, we are uniquely positioned in that way to have this sort of community watching over you at all times
And you know, there's no question that the social issues and the interactions with other students
That, you know, created so much anguish in my life, when I was in eighth grade are the same issues that they're facing today
In another, different environment
How can we use Facebook to overcome those challenges that they always face around social issues?
When people use their real name, and surround themselves by their real world friends and family, they're much more likely to conduct themselves on Facebook as they do in their everyday lives
So this concept is what gives us a really authentic environment, but also what gives us a very safe environment