YET more pressure is being put on social networking site Facebook to install a 'panic button' on its site.

The recent case of 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall, who was brutally raped and murdered by Peter Chapman, after he befriended her over the site by pretending to be a younger boy, has brought the subject to the fore again.

But Facebook bosses have refused to install the facility, which people can use to report suspicious activity direct to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre, despite it already being in use on similar sites.

Your Worcester News already has already started a debate on its own Facebook page here, but we'd like to know what our website readers think.

Lots of people seem to be calling for the button, sure, but won't it just encourage those lacking in common sense to misuse it? There's no denying that there are plenty of people on there who need to apply a little more thought sometimes...

Does the answer really lie with parents keeping a closer eye on their childrens' web use? What about better education?

Or is the button actually a very clever idea which, no matter how often it is maliciously pressed, will be vital in improving safety on the massive Facebook site?

Please take a second to vote on our poll and share your thoughts and ideas in the comment box below.

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