France Wants To Kick Bullies Off Of Facebook
France's education minister and Facebook have reached an agreement to close the accounts of anyone accused of bullying through Facebook. But how will they enforce it?
The intentions are noble, but we’re not sure about the practicality here: The Education Minister in France, Luc Chatel, has announced that the nation will begin to close the Facebook accounts of French cyberbullies.
The initiative is supported — and would have to be enforced — by the social network itself.
“The solution is simple. We will single out systematically the students that have bullied through this network, and their accounts will be closed,” Chatel announced during his closing remarks at a conference dedicated to combating student bullying.
“For the more serious cases,” he continued, “we will ensure that the victim’s relatives have a system to file complaints.
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