[NC] Newz Crew Featured Discussion – Myspace Tackles Teen Safety Concerns
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This feature is taken from Newz Crew, Group 68: MySpace Tackles Teen Safety Concerns!.
What do you think? Are sites like Myspace responsible for protecting its users from predators? Or does the responsibility belong to users and their parents?
Below is a featured discussion from current dialogues happening on the site. Check it out!
This feature is taken from Newz Crew, Group 68: MySpace Tackles Teen Safety Concerns!.
What do you think? Are sites like Myspace responsible for protecting its users from predators? Or does the responsibility belong to users and their parents?
| keke09 | 01:46pm Apr 16, 2006 EST |
| i think the responsibilities belong to users and thier parents cause the site wont kno if a kid is lying about thier age to be able to put what they wont on their site if they want to tell some1 where they live then they will have 2 pay the consequences there r some kids in this world that r smart enuff 2 not try an meet people or tell some1 where they live | |
| canadian13 | 02:20pm Apr 16, 2006 EST |
| exactly. you hear all those stories about a kid being kidnapped and raed or sumthin and then they "Parents, you have got to be more careful about where your kids go on the internet." Its not a matter of where you go on the internet, it matter of what you are doing when you are there. If you are smart about it and tell anyone anything about your whereabouts you are safe. As soon as you tell someone something like that, then your chances of being in danger are much greater. | |
| Stash | 08:33pm Apr 16, 2006 EST |
| I believe in Darwins survival of the fittest, if you are dumb enough to gp arpund advertising where you live you deserve to get stalked. | |
| momo | 11:33am Apr 19, 2006 EST |
| Y would you tell a complete stranger (or strangers, for the fact) where you live??? But i also think that if you put a site up, you should also put protection for its users. | |
| stephanie887 | 08:13pm Apr 19, 2006 EST |
| I agree with all of you. its the users responsibility to keep themselves safe. If you dont go around meeting the people you meet on myspace, and dont list your addresses online, you will be fine. | |
| maschan | 12:40pm Apr 20, 2006 EST |
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I think that what you put on your blogging websites is up to you. If you do put things on the sites, then it could be considered your fault. In order to avoide this, only put things that you can't be tracked down by. Such as, don't let people know your e-mail. You can select to keep it hidden, thus, only friends can view your site. Just a thought. ~maschan~ |
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| __darklight__ | 04:25pm Apr 20, 2006 EST |
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Ive been a member of myspace for ages, and I know not to give out any information like adresses, phone numbers etc. The people who do that are putting themselves at risk, so yeah, its the users responsibility for what happens. |
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