With images of porn and gore flooding onto millions of unsuspecting Facebook users pages early this week, many users of the world's largest online social network were left irritated and wary of future hacks.

The cyber attack on Facebook began Tuesday, November 15, with images of extreme violence, hardcore porn, and photoshopped images of celebrities in sexual situations being posted in newsfeeds and on user's pages. The hackers did not try to scam users for money. Rather, the attack seemed aimed at shaking up people's confidence in Facebook For many people, it did just that with Twitter and blogs coming alive with promises to cancel Facebook accounts and coffee shop and water cooler discussions voicing concern.
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If you felt a twinge of regret about something you just posted online, well, you are in good company. With more than 800 million active users of Facebook, of which about half log in on any given day, it's bound to happen.

Social media is absolutely mainstream in our society-it's fun, easy and a great way to connect with people, both personally and professionally. However, it's very ease of access has caused many to have a hard time drawing a line on what is acceptable to put out there for "all the world to see." Many have developed a "let it all hang out" mentality, resulting in very real consequences.
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Recently, Facebook has been under fire because of a "bug" in their system. According to PCWorld the bug violated Facebook users' privacy, and Congress even asked the Federal Trade Commission to step in and investigate. And as USA Today pointed out, this is a repeating pattern. Researcher Arnold Roosendaal said, "They have been confronted with the same issue now several times and every time they call it a bug. That's not really contributing to earning trust."

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By Luke Gilkerson

Many watchdog groups are sounding the porn alarm in the 21st Century-and for good reason. In the digital age, more counselors are seeing firsthand the damaging impact of pornography on marriages and children. But recently, the nation's oldest anti-pornography coalition recognized Covenant Eyes for its innovative approach to changing the way people protect themselves and their families. Read more...