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Debate: Harmfulness of Facebook
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This House believes that Facebook does more harm than good |
Background and Context of Debate: |
Privacy: Does Facebook infringe upon privacy rights? | |
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Friendships: Does Facebook harm relationships? | |
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Information: Does Facebook help spread "undesirable" information? Does it matter? | |
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Crime: Does Facebook present a threat? | |
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Unique harms: Are there any harms unique to Facebook? | |
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Human factor: Is it Facebook, or its users doing harm? | |
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Commercial use of info: Is the commercial use of personal information unethical? | |
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