You've likely heard that Facebook was hit with a seemingly endless storm of pornographic and violent images. What you may not have heard is how you can avoid it. Here's how you, your friends, and your grandparents can avoid the storm of Facebook filth by basically doing nothing.




How to Avoid the Problem



Facebook has been proactively removing the unpleasant images from user feeds and profiles, but they aren't gone entirely. You'll have to take a proactive approach if you want to avoid the array of erect joysticks currently lurking in the shadows. Fortunately, this is pretty simple: don't click on links if you're not sure you know what they do. The regular Facebook interface is safe, of course, and so are any Facebook apps you've already installed.


What you want to avoid are links that read "check out how many people viewed your profile" and promise to show you something that you just won't believe.
Basically, if you're reasonably paranoid about the links you click you should be safe.


It seems another primary cause of this problem is that people have been copying and pasting malicious links into their browser. If someone asks you to do that, don't!




What To Do If You've Fallen Victim



In the event you make the mistake of clicking a bum link, or think you may have clicked a bad link in the past, change your password right away. While you're at it, be sure to make it a secure password like a multi-word phrase, a password based on a system you design, a password based on word association, or one you simply can't remember.


You'll also want to check the apps you currently have installed. You can do this by clicking on the little down-facing arrow in the upper right corner of the page, clicking on Account Settings , and then choosing the Apps section. If you see an app that doesn't belong or you simply don't recognize, click the x across from its name to delete it.


If you do all of this, you should be nice and safe. Happy Facebooking, and enjoy your freedom from porn!