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Despite being thought as a haven for predators, it seems that MySpace is making headway in keeping its users safe. The social networking site says it has blocked the memberships of over 90,000 sex offenders in the past two years. The list of names is being turned over to the Connecticut Attorney General to investigate any improper contacts by the criminals.Using software called Sentinel SAFE, MySpace compared its membership listings to the National Sex Offender Registry to find and ban the pervs. Under the KIDS act of 2007, offenders are required to register their e-mail addresses and screennames to keep them off social networks, and SAFE checks names, birthdates, and photos among 120 ID points for any matches.
A private investigator hired by a Hong Kong company being sued by MySpace has claimed to have found thousands of sex offenders with active profiles, but the site dismissed the report as part of the legal battle. 49 state attorneys generals collaborated on a report that said threats to children through sites like MySpace and Facebook is overblown. We certainly hope that's the case. [From: TechCrunch]
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Subscribe to commentsBobFeb 5th 2009 3:05PM
I hear about this news but never can find who they were, WHY not publish these offenders names and locations, you have to go thru the third degree to just find an open listing of these perverts.
The gov,t seems like they don't want you to know. I say, print these names in public places for everyone to see, even the ones without a computer.
PamelaFeb 5th 2009 5:59PM
I agree with most all of you. I have 2 teenagers here and they will NEVER HAVE A MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, OR WHATEVER ACCOUNT UNTIL THEY ARE GROWN, PERIOD!!!!! Just the other day where I live, a 16 year old girl met, and I know it was a man on MySpace, and low and behold, she left her home to go and see this may way in Puerto Rico. Now, lord, I don't know how this child go to Puerto Rico, but she did. Her parents found her, thank goodness. But yes, parents have to watch their kids online. AOL has a very good parental control and you can block them from visiting those sites. And when the parental control is off, they can't get online at all. Its just too crazy out her now and most teenagers are very impressionable and tell too much information about themselves to people online. Parents please pay attention to your children.
snaFeb 18th 2009 7:59PM
I joined myspace to talk with my kids, but the longer I was on it then more pron grap keep coming up I no longer go on myspace it is a shame that adults have to mess things up. You call yourselfs adults then why don't you ask like it.