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Sanity Check Number twenty-three:

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Unless you secure them, your pages can be public places. Anything you post there might be read by others, whether friends or not. Strangers can sometimes post on your page as well, potentially saying anything they choose about you or your friends. There have been many cases of online bullying that exploit this loophole. One of the most serious involved a convicted Internet Troll named Sean Duffy. He posted offensive comments on the tribute pages of teenagers who had committed suicide. You can read about the Duffy case here .

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