MySpace had yielded sometime ago by yielding to demands by US state justice officials that it expose sexual predators who may be prowling the youth-oriented networking Web site.
The move ended a standoff between MySpace and prosecutors from eight US states that had demanded the identities of convicted sex criminals who have posted their profiles on the News Corp-owned (Fox) Web site.
To me, the sad / scary part is when they started looking, MySpace ferreted out ~ 7,000 profiles of sex offenders. Wow.. if your kids are out there, make sure they are aware of what's out there.
In light of this article, I've added a few links for your information:
Be Informed.
The move ended a standoff between MySpace and prosecutors from eight US states that had demanded the identities of convicted sex criminals who have posted their profiles on the News Corp-owned (Fox) Web site.
To me, the sad / scary part is when they started looking, MySpace ferreted out ~ 7,000 profiles of sex offenders. Wow.. if your kids are out there, make sure they are aware of what's out there.
In light of this article, I've added a few links for your information:
- The FBI State Offender Registry - reference links for each state.
- http://www.wiredsafety.org/
- An article on TechNewsWorld that's informative reading on efforts to protect our children.
- An older PCMag article.
- http://www.besafeonline.org/
- http://www.cybersmart.org/
- http://www.getnetwise.org/
- http://www.peacefire.org/
Be Informed.
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