myspace a place for predators?
92259
i suppose any place you are able to post images could be considered a high risk.
34338
It's not MYSPACE that is dangerous.  It's the people who post too much information for everyone to read.  At the same time, most that information can be found in a phone book.  The thing about posting it on MYSPACE is a criminal can look at many people in a short amount of time and find their weaknesses...like "my mom and dad grounded me from the phone cuz i wasted all my minutes...i hate them...wish i could run away."  then the predator is like hmmm, i could lure this one away...easy.  ETC.  Just when you post on there, limit who can see what.
346079
Myspace is a great way for people to reach other people all over the world.  The problem is that EVERYONE can look in on your own little personal world that you display on your page.  Children younger than 16 with a myspace account are automatically private, so that girls that are not yet smart enough to know about internet predators are not taken advantage of.  The other people that DO get taken advantage of are those that think that meeting complete strangers is a proper thing to do.  Myspace is just a site for people to mingle, like a coffee shop with headlines.  If a predator comes into the coffee shop strikes up a conversation with the girl and invites her somewhere private, you can't blame the coffee shop.  It's best to teach the kids about these kinds of things, because that is the only way to gaurantee that they won't meet with someone.
911671
A lot of people joined myspace to get themselves "out there" as much as possible, and meet new circles of friends.  \n\nSo far them, that's the whole point, they use myspace like a giant party- exchange phone #s, find out who lives locally and find ppl to hang out with.  Not the safest thing in the world to be sure, but these are ppl who do the exact same thing when they go out!
468360
no.\n\nmyspace is not intended for pornography. the people in control of it should crack down on nude photos, but otherwise, it's the responsibility of the user to keep his or herself safe. users should have enough sense not to post pictures, clothed or nude, and not to post age, sex, location, IM, email address, etc. anyone who chooses to do so does this at his or her own risk. \n\nparents should do a better job teaching their children. children should never post personal information or pictures on the internet. they should also be taught not to talk to strangers on the internet, just like they are taught not to talk to strangers in person.\n\nlast but not least, myspace has a terms of services agreement that clearly states, "MySpace.com is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Services."
507887
I honestly believe MySpace is so popular because of flirting. If this sounds childish, it is. Not only is it childish, it's dangerous. Numerous child offenders have been found prowling in MySpace.\n\nMany have yet to realize, it is easier to diguise oneself on the Internet than any other place. Any man can learn to type and talk younger, and therewith fool youths into thinking he is one of them. Children, (and I mean 0-17 year olds) want to mature so fast, and parents are letting them. Yet, these children are hardly ready to enter the dangerous world of adults.
1112138
I don't think that myspace is the problem. The problem comes in when people use myspace for the wrong reasons. Most people use it to keep in touch with their friends, or to make new friends. People also use it to promote bands and comedy acts, etc. Perhaps what should be done is some sort of screening against sexual predators, as well as screening for underage users. I see lots of youngsters on there who add a few years onto their real age in order to sign up at myspace. Also, parents need to know what their kids are up to online, and kids need to be taught about what to do and not do, and what to say and not say while online. Myspace isn't the only site that predators use. If you watch any Dateline "To Catch A Predator" news reports, you'll see that chatrooms from all over the place are used, even strictly teen chatrooms. I think that if strict screening was done *some* of these crimes could be wiped out.\n\nSo..to sum it all up....it's not the site that is causing the problem. Some of the users are there for the wrong reasons.
1177409
Other than becomming their friend, no.\nAt least, Ethically, No\nBut, having a myspace account in the first place would deffinatly help your cause.
220034
I have myspace!!! and I don't mind if you bite! How old are you tho? I only accept friends over the age 18!!!
180065
yes it is, if you want to keep in contact with your friends, it is an excellent idea.\n\nfor everyone that says that myspace is dangerous:\n\nmyspace is only as dangerous as you make it.  here are my rules of myspace:\n\ndo not:\n*add friends that you do not know in real life, delete people that you do not know in real life.\n*do not post information that could help someone find you\n*do not post what school you go to. they know your picture, and your school, all they have to do is find your school and go there and look for you there. can you say rape?
969800
Yes mam its a safe website with skype and all that. Its pretty cool but i'm not on there anymore. Turned out pretty gay haha. But u should go for that instead of myspace because its way safer and there's good security.
539963
Myspace is an addictive drug. I have to admit that I have one and right now I wish that I didn't. Try and stay away from it. People aren't real on it, too many fake "friends".
416571
omgosh i totally kno what u mean! i want to meet new people but like this myspace thing for the news and online predators was at my school and it's like woa! i didn't kno stuff like this was really happening near me! but anyways, I'll be ur fren
1060511
you are absolutely right and there should be a separate page maybe you should email yahoo about it.predators are on the rise and you should never meet or call anyone you do not know. parents also should their job by monitoring what their children are doing on the net.THIS IS NOT INVADING YOUR PRIVACY\njust making sure their children are safe.
995956
Of course not!!! It's what a very very few people have done on MySpace that gave it a bad name, slightly, among the people who are out of the loop anyways on inernet issues. They said the same stuff about AIM. before that, it was email. It's always going to be something. I mean, do we bann bathrooms in certain public parks because a few times a year they bust pervs there? People need to get a grip.
1076824
There is probably no safe place on the Internet. You could try myspace.com, you will most likely find a lot of people whom you can interact with, but you should **always** be careful. The internet is full of people who exploit the fact that "you can't actually see who you are talking to".
1128241
Most of the people who hate myspace have children and are worried for thier safety.\nChildren are gullable and too trusting and have the potential of getting hurt by those individuals who are misleading and guiding to those young in nature. If it were a perfect world and everyone just wanted to say "HI" that would be great! But there are predators out there wishing to RAPE our young children! Myspace makes it easy for this to happen.\nThat's why some people HATE myspace.