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Sophia Hylton Per.2 9/12/13

Social networking accounts are a dangerous yet addicting thing to have, especially when you’re a teenager. “It’s easier to experiment online because you have more options. It can be fun but also very dangerous.” Said, eleven year old, Eva. It can be fun trying to be someone your not, you feel like the world is revolving around the tip of your finger. You can pretend to be a different gender, a different age, or anyone you want when you make an online networking account. You can make “friends” online and have no idea if what they say about themselves is true or not. But then again, how would they be able to know if you’re telling the truth. But if you’re not very carful someone could hurt you, mentally of physically. You mustn’t trust anyone you “meet” online. There, sadly, are people out there who are conniving and crazy who will deceive you are try to hurt you. You have no idea what kind of person you are talking to may be like at all.

Nearly 3 in 4 teens have a social networking profile. And 43% of teens have a cell phone. Times are changing and teens like to keep in touch the easiest, and fun (in their eyes), way possible. You may have the guts to do things online that you may not want to in person. Everyone must be so much more carful then they did before because there are so many fake people online. Teens should be able to talk online but need to be aware of what is really out there. And some may think, //That this person is nice that they can’t be fake//. But that’s not true. You can’t trust anyone.