Can I sue Facebook for the emotional stress my son is going through due to an embarassing fake profile?

LET ME GET THIS OUT FIRST. MY SON DOES NOT HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. I DON'T WANT MONEY UNLESS THAT FORCES FACEBOOK TO DO THE RIGHT THING.





Someone other than my son, was allowed by Facebook to create an ID that basically caused my son to be extremely hurt. They then proceeded to link to friends and people that know him to further. Whether this was a simple prank or not, to put up a sight that indicates that my 13yr old is gay and that seeks to demean him in front of his friends and others that may or may not know him is very damaging to a young teen. This may even have been done by someone that he assumes is his friend..it may not. The school is helping, but I don't want my son to end up like the Meier's daughter.





http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition...





I AM NOT PRIVY OR BOUND BY FACEBOOKS TERMS OF USE AS I AM NOT A MEMBER OF FACEBOOK...what do you think?

Can I sue Facebook for the emotional stress my son is going through due to an embarassing fake profile?
What do I think? I think you are what is wrong with society. Something bad happened and now you want a pay day.





Sure you can sue facebook, but I pray they bury you in court, then counter sue and win for the legal costs.





It's not facebook's fault. I'm sure they will remove the offending profile if you ask though. If you want to go after someone, how about you go after the people who are actually harassing your son and not the company with deep pockets.
Reply:obviously you can't sue them. but if you want to keep asking the same question over and over again i wonder who's beef this really is...yours or your son's. Just go ahead and try to sue them and quit trying to find approval and sympathy.
Reply:no but facebook can find the person who made it and u can sue them
Reply:I think you would have to sue the person who actually created the account on the basis of harassment, but I don't think facebook is at fault.
Reply:I can't even imagine what your son must be going through and especially at that age. I advice you to deal with it in a a clever way when it comes to his stupid classmates who don't know better. Whenever someone makes fun of him, he can shut their mouth by saying, whatever makes you happy or today i am gay, tomorrow I am straight I am not afraid to experiment or something similar. Right away it puts the other person down indirectly. What these bullies enjoy is making fun of a person and not getting a response. What do you think? As goes for facebook, it will definitely be an interesting case demonstrating how a network can be a negative asset. This is indirect sexual harassment. Try contacting them and see what they say if they refuse to talk to you, definitely file a lawsuit. Best of luck with everything.
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http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/2006...





http://www.amw.com/safety/?p=252





http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTo...





Ma'am you are correct in wanting to protect your son. It's not fair that he is consistantly being harrassed online. I think you should consult a lawyer to see exactly how to proceed. In most cases consultations are free. Check into it. I have provided some links for you to read up on what your child may be going through.
Reply:wow that's terrible. :-( i hope he feels better soon and who ever did this is caught!

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