Facebook has been making changes regularly to its interface. Among these changes is the one of introduction of Panic button. Facebook is launching a panic button application on its site.

Facebook and a child protection agency has come up with the idea of the Panic button to protect youngsters online. Using this button, youngsters will be able to report suspicious online behavior and also able to view the internet safety advice with the launch of new application.

This new application allows allows youngsters to report suspicious behaviour to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Facebook. Facebook had initially turned down the idea of the Panic button early in the year but with repeated calls for such system to be introduced, facebook has given in to the demands.

Facebook vice-president Joanna Shields added: “”There is no single silver bullet to making the internet safer but by joining forces with CEOP we have developed a comprehensive solution which marries our expertise in technology with CEOP’s expertise in online safety.

“Together we have developed a new way of helping young people stay safe online and backed this with an awareness campaign to publicise it to young users.”

You can add the application by going to the link http://www.facebook.com/clickceop. Also an automatic advert for ClickCEOP will also appear on the homepage of every Facebook user listed as between 13 and 18 years old.

Bebo was the first social network to use this kind of protection button with Myspace following it. Facebook has now followed suit.