Facebook is a social
networking website launched in Feb, 2004 to share and make the world more open
and connected. Within the short period of time, facebook is able to make place
in everyone’s heart. A survey conducted by London School of Economic shows that
it has been so popular that there is one facebook user among every fourteen in
the world. Another study made by compete.com shows that Facebook has been
ranked as the most used social network by world widely monthly active users.
And according to World status till July, 2012, there are 700 million Facebook
users all over the world.
Although being so popular and mostly
visited website, Facebook has met with several controversies. It has been
banned and blocked in several countries. It has been blocked in several
countries including Pakistan, Syria, People’s Republic of China, Vietnam, Iran
and North Korea. Recently, Facebook has been banned in Bangladesh for
temporary. These days, it also has been banned at many places of work. It has
also been banned in various academic institution like college, school and
public institution like library. And the main reason behind the block and ban
of Facebook is what they call misused pattern.
The misused of Facebook ranges from
publishing sensitive photos, cartoons, videos staring on someone’s faith,
belief, posting vulgar status, comments, creating fake account and using it to
torture and fool others. Misuse also means excessive use of Facebook forgetting
his/her duty, responsibility killing his useful and productive time etc.
In the context of Nepal, the trend of
misusing it is also increasing gradually. Facebook should be used for the
purpose of sharing useful information to the wider circle of people. “Be good,
do good” is the guiding principal for everything.
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