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Listening 83 Unit 7 Read the following article about the rules for using Facebook and other social network sites. Then talk about the rules. Do you agree or disagree? Read the sentences about what some teenagers do on a social network site and tick G (good) or NG (not good). G NG 1 Thomas made a post about a party that he is having at home. 2 Karen writes a lot of personal information on her site. 3 Philip asked his parents if it was okay to join a social network site. 4 Anne got a message from someone she doesn’t know and she answers it. 5 Peter doesn’t invite people he doesn’t know to his site. 6 Jennifer only visits sites from people she knows. 7 Tim doesn’t know all the friends on his site. 8 Ben never writes his phone number or email address into his profile. 8 9 . . . There has been a lot of criticism 1 of social network sites in the past, including issues 2 of privacy, bullying, and not being able to delete your account. Another problem is child safety. Therefore, there are rules that you should follow when you are on a social network site. • Get your parents’ permission 3 before you join a social network site. • Never share personal information like your personal address, phone number or email address. • All your privacy settings should be set to “only my friends” or “no one”. Check these pages to make sure nothing has changed. • Don’t post silly pictures of yourself or of your friends. • Never interact or agree to meet somebody you don’t know on a social network site. • Only people who are your friends in real life should be your online friends. • Never say that you will give a party on a social network site. • Only visit profiles of people you know. Safer social networks 1 criticism: Kritik 2 issue: Thema, Frage, Problem 3 permission: Erlaubnis Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eige tum des Verlags öbv