MySpace Sued by Families of Online Predator Victims

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 19, 2007 @08:25AM from the nothing-funny-goes-here dept.

MySpace is facing more lawsuits, as the victims of sexual predators have filed suit against the social site and parent corporation News Corp. In total, four families from across the U.S. have joined together after their underage daughters were abused by men they met via MySpace. MySpace has responded to past allegations by putting in place educational efforts and partnerships with law enforcement. The company is also developing technologies to allow parents to have some measure of access to their child's account. From the article: "'In our view, MySpace waited entirely too long to attempt to institute meaningful security measures that effectively increase the safety of their underage users,' said Jason A. Itkin, an Arnold & Itkin lawyer. The families are seeking monetary damages 'in the millions of dollars,' Itkin said."

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Re:What about parental responsibility? by AnomalousTurd · 2007-01-19 10:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

So you believe it was OK to stand and hold a gun to someone on your porch? Is this the result of being taught responsibility with a gun? Perhaps there is something wrong with your community where you believe this is an appropriate response to a stranger on your property asking for water? I really don't understand your actions. Can you explain? Are strangers really so dangerous in your part of the world?