Facebook is one of the most famous social networking services and websites. It was launched in February 2004 and is operated and owned by Facebook. As of July 2011, Facebook had over 800 million active users. People spend a lot of time sharing private videos and unnecessary status updates on their profile. We cannot deny the fact that Facebook has helped many people learn and stay connected with each other, and has helped make the world more progressive towards one nation. However, it has countless drawbacks that have affected almost everyone in the world. Many people advise monitoring Facebook and social media for several reasons. Facebook contributes to cyberbullying and other crimes among adolescents and children, negatively impacts workplace productivity, and sometimes causes instability in some vulnerable countries. First of all, the number of children using Facebook and social networks has increased considerably according to the The study, carried out by the London School of Economics for the European Commission, is based on a survey of 25,000 young people – aged nine to 16 – across Europe. As a result, countless cybercrimes among children are increasing overwhelmingly, according to the Bullying Statistics website. For example, children may be lured into abusive relationships with strangers they interact with online. Another crime related to children and adolescents using Facebook and social media concerns their ability to talk to strangers. Many children use Facebook and other social networks to make new friends. This is a scary idea because there is no guarantee that new friends are using their real profile and c...... middle of paper ...... rumors spread on Facebook pages that belong to an electronic army that is in favor of the previous political regime, and the electronic army uses Facebook and other social media as weapons to spread unproven information. For example, they recently announced that there would be a fuel shortage in the coming days, so all the gas stations would be full of people, causing a lot of unrest and violence. Most Libyans have asked the government to monitor Facebook and other social media, and recently our government presented a motion that Facebook and social media should be monitored for the time being until our country becomes more stable. In a nutshell, Facebook and social media need to be monitored as they contribute to cyberbullying and other crimes, affect workplace productivity, and ultimately cause instability in some vulnerable countries..