Parents To Block Kids From Joining MySpace

Reservoir Hill writes "A New York Times blog notes that attorneys general of 49 states are announcing a partnership with MySpace to fight sexual predators on social networks by letting parents submit the e-mail addresses of their children, so the company can prevent anyone from using that address to set up a profile. MySpace will also set up a 'closed' section for users under age 18 so only their established online friends can visit their pages. MySpace also promises to hire a contractor to identify and delete pornographic images on the site. 'This set of principles is a landmark and milestone because it involves an acknowledgment of the importance of age and identity authentication,' said Connecticut attorney General Richard Blumenthal." Blumenthal also actually said "If we can put a man on the moon..."

Comments

Cool

[JimboFBX]

I'll start by submitting the e-mail addresses of everyone I dislike and claim to be their parents and say that they are lieing about their age. Another well thought out government idea.

Re:Cool

[mstahl]

Why not submit your friends' email addresses? Friends don't let friends join myspace!

Contractor paid to search for porn?

[Cherveny]

What do you bet there may be a long list of people wanting that job?

Re:Contractor paid to search for porn?

[iminplaya]

Search for porn? That funny. I never have to search for it. It justs pops up, all by itself.

Re:Blocking email addresses?

[CastrTroy]

You think 90210 is fun? Well I'm from Canada, so whenever I need a fake address, I use the postal code H0H 0H0. Looks like I'm getting some coal in my stocking.

Re:Sign up for another address

[Seumas]

I'd like to see the parents asking their twelve year old girl what her email address is so they can lock down her myspace account and see where they went wrong when their child responds with "sweetltlhottie69@hotmail".

Re:Sign up for another address

[exley]

I'd like to see the parents asking their twelve year old girl what her email address is so they can lock down her myspace account and see where they went wrong when their child responds with "sweetltlhottie69@hotmail".

With an e-mail address like that they're going to be even more surprised to find out that their 12-year-old daughter is actually a lonely 40-year-old man.

Re:This is arguably the stupidest thing ...

[cappadocius]

Pointless, but I suppose it makes the parents feel like they're doing something.

you know, you can apply that answer to MUCH of what is going on with the government, today.

1. Something must be done!
2. This is something.
3. Therefore, it must be done
4. ???
5. Regulation!