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MA Attorney General Seeks Myspace Changes
kaufmanmoore writes "Massachusetts' Attorney General Tom Reilly is saying that Myspace is not doing enough to protect children from sexual predators and is calling for action. The biggest proposal is to change the minimum age from 14 to 18 with an age verification system, but also to respond to all reports of inappropriate content within 24 hours and significantly raise the number of staff who review images and content." From the article: "The arrest Tuesday of a 27-year-old man in Connecticut on charges of illegal sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl he met through MySpace underlines the risks of the fast-growing Internet site that boasts about 60 million members."
- Know what your kids up to. Ask questions.
- Monitor what they do, and make them aware of it.
I'm sorry but these two sentences tell me you don't actually have teenage kids, or you're a very gullible parent (in which case MySpace.com would actually help protect your kids).
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This is likely the most distasteful comment I've seen on slashdot, especially considering the contents of the thread. You ought to be ashamed.