Facebook Fury
July 28, 2008
ANTI-KNIFE crime campaigners attacked the internet site Facebook today for allowing a “disgusting” knifing game.
Members of the social networking site have been using a blade icon to virtually “shank” – a street term meaning stab – other users.
John Knox, uncle of Rob Knox, the Harry Potter actor who was stabbed to death in May, told the Sun the website was “disgusting” and that the game targeted young thugs who carried knives.
The virtual knife threat features in Facebook’s “Superpoke!” application, which allows users to send virtual actions such as hugs, kisses and winks to any other user.
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