MySpace

**imported_trumpet1988** · January 17th, 2007, 11:45 PM

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There are nuts everywhere. And if they're nuts on myspace they're nuts in real life. Myspace doesn't make them more nuts.

[/ QUOTE ] Meaning there are nuts on this LPD forum.

Seriously though. Myspace isn't any different than any other site.

You just need to use common sense. Only give your info to those you know. If people were doing that in the first place ethen myspace wouldn't have such a bad rep.

**TheBeast** · January 18th, 2007, 11:44 AM

Here's ya a little video about myspace.

MySpace Video

January 18th, 2007, 05:43 PM

Toady's Myspace story-
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NEW YORK - Four families have sued News Corp. and its MySpace social-networking site after their underage daughters were sexually abused by adults they met on the site, lawyers for the families said Thursday... The lawyers who filed the latest lawsuits said the plaintiffs include a 15-year-old girl from Texas who was lured to a meeting, drugged and assaulted in 2006 by an adult MySpace user, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Texas after pleading guilty to sexual assault.

The others are a 15-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old from New York and two South Carolina sisters, ages 14 and 15.

Last June, the mother of a 14-year-old who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old user sued MySpace and News Corp., seeking $30 million in damages. That lawsuit, filed in a Texas state court, claims the 19-year-old lied about being a senior in high school to gain her trust and phone number.

[/ QUOTE ] Guess it might be someone's space now. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**mm38nut** · January 18th, 2007, 06:42 PM

Parental montoring needs to done, especially when it comes to the internet. Everything there is an open door. There are too many wierdos out there not to watch our childrens activities. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

**Hokie** · January 18th, 2007, 10:10 PM

You would be surprised at what kids can do online even when their parents are in the room. For example when they are chatting on AIM they have little acronyms to use when typing so the parents dont know what is going on. They know how to get around sites even if the parents have blocking software. Most kids are a lot more technically advanced then their parents and know how to get around things. A lot of kids have computers in their room- the computer should be put in a more central location so use can be monitored. Plus that way the kid won't be up all night on there when you think they are sleeping.

I know several parents who set up fake accounts just so they can look at what their kids post.

**the_alienist** · January 19th, 2007, 09:57 AM

It all comes down to doing some actual parenting beforehand. If you children do not know what is ok to do and what isn't then how can you expect them to execute that decision? It might not matter if the parent is in the room or not, but there are some precautions that kids should always take, and the parents shouldn't rely on the school/media/someone else to teach their kids, just tell them.
A lot of these things could have been prevented if parents were involved more in their kids lives, before they reach their teens, and things transition so much better. IMO