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Should student-athletes be banned from using Facebook? - Jul 02, 2009 | 13:00:10
posted by: Marta Lawrence
Clay Travis has a really interesting blog on Fanhouse, asking if it's time universities ban their student-athletes from using Facebook. He makes a lot of great points including: I'm waiting for something that I know is coming, when a rival student holds incriminating information on an athlete and waits to unleash that information on the blogosphere in the week leading up to a big game. Can you imagine the ethical issues raised? What if a Michael Phelps-esque bong photo finds its way onto Facebook featuring a star quarterback? It rapidly disappears, but a rival fan has saved it. For a couple of months all is silent, and then that fan heads out to Las Vegas and drops a good amount of money on the line. Then he or she releases the photo online and waits for the inevitable suspension to ensue. Bang, he pockets the difference on the line, his team wins, and he walks away with a killing. What do you think? Should universities consider banning their student-athletes from using Facebook? 
CommentsI don't think banning athletes from facebook will do anything. The atheletes still have twitter, text messaging, picture mail on their phones, so why just pick on Facebook. Don't forget there is a myspace which is like facebook. If an athelete wants to start talking crap or has pictures they will get them out with facebook or not! A lot of atheletes communicate with family members that live far away from campus, so why take it out on the athletes! I would say LET THEM KEEP FACEBOOK!!! Post a Comment |
  
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