MySpace To Be Made Safer For Users

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 17, 2006 @03:14AM from the because-czars-are-always-the-best-approach dept.

Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "'When News Corp. bought the social-networking Web site MySpace.com last July, the media company got two surprises, one good and one bad,' the Wall Street Journal reports. The good news: Traffic nearly doubled in the last half of last year. The bad news: MySpace is being criticized for exposing children to risqué content and sexual predators. In response, 'News Corp. plans to appoint a "safety czar" to oversee the site, launch an education campaign that may include letters to schools and public-service announcements to encourage children not to reveal their contact information."

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MySpace is a disease. by ImaNihilist · 2006-02-17 04:09 · Score: 1, Flamebait

They should stop the "MySpace problem" at it roots: delete MySpace.
Re:Shoot. by Anonymous Coward · 2006-02-17 07:36 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Yikes, what a comedic genius you would have unquestionably been for issuing forth such a tepid and well-worn comment. I mean, surely it's been several hours since that same gag has been used within a ten mile circle of wherever you are right now.
Yet, kudos for using your willpower so effectively, for I strongly doubt that the strength of universal scientific bonds would have been able to withstand an onslaught of humour such as what you almost unleashed. Kudos again.
At least you probably won't breed.