Parents To Block Kids From Joining MySpace

Posted by kdawson on Monday January 14, 2008 @02:25PM from the how-hard-is-a-new-gmail-address dept.

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..."

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Let's just block a certain kind of kid. by Anonymous Coward · 2008-01-14 14:29 · Score: -1, Troll

You know...

niggers?
RElated story: Websites block online games by Anonymous Coward · 2008-01-14 14:32 · Score: -1, Troll

Heres a related story: psychopathic homo-techno-fetishistist-with-social deficit blog blocks online game
Re:This is arguably the stupidest thing ... by ScrewMaster · 2008-01-15 00:50 · Score: 0, Troll

Yet another argument against data aggregation, I'd say.

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