OpenDNS, a provider of DNS-based security and infrastructure services, has recently published a new report that revealed that social media websites like Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube were treated reversely by corporations and people responsible for networks. These websites appeared both in "top blacklisted" and "top whitelisted" lists compiled for 2010.

OpenDNS said in its report: "Blacklists are typically used when there is no desire to block an entire category in principle, but there is a focus on preventing traffic to specific websites based on a combination of their popularity and content. This top ten list suggests a concern with the use of bandwidth by streaming sites and with privacy concerns from advertising networks."

Then it added: "Whitelists are typically used when there is a desire to block entire categories, but access to selected websites is granted on an exception basis. These sites represent the most trusted sites in their category."

Besides, Facebook appeared second in the list of Top Targets of Phishing Websites. OpenDNS says: “The most frequently spoofed website in every month of 2010 was PayPal. PayPal was targeted nine times more frequently than the next most frequent target, Facebook. Five of the most targeted brands — Facebook, World of Warcraft, Sulake Corporation, Steam and Tibia — are associated with online and social games. Percentages indicate the proportion of phishing sites verifed in 2010 and associated with a given target.”