how safe is myspace.com?

Question

how safe is myspace.com??

true answers only pleeze...i'm thinkin about joining

I'm fourteen but I have been told I act A lot older-i am not inmature!!! I know to not put real info on any website and to be careful about who you want to be your friend.

but why do ppl say it's not safe?

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Answer 1

it'z safe just don't tell n e 1 ur adress or ur phone # tht'z how people get into danger good luck

Answer 2

It's not safe. I have one, but I am extremely careful of what I put on my page. Also, I have mine set to private (which is a good idea) and only people I add can see my page and what I post on there. There are a lot of crazy and sick people out there who use this site to prey on people, especially young girls around your age. It's really easy to find out where someone lives, goes to school, works, does in there free time, etc. So that's why myspace is not safe!

The upside to having a myspace is that you can keep in touch with a lot of people who live far away, or you just don't see that often. I'm pregnant, so I use mine to update people on how my pregnancy is going, and post pictures of my belly and the ultrasounds since I can't show everyone in person.

Answer 3

DeWolfe: MySpace.com safe despite reports
By Matt Apuzzo, The Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The popular Web hangout MySpace.com is as safe as anyplace in the offline world despite recent reports that sexual predators may be using it to find and lure young victims, the company's CEO said.

"If you go to the mall and start talking to strange people, bad things can happen," Chris DeWolfe, the site's co-founder, said in a telephone interview. "You've got to take the same precautions on the Internet."

MySpace, a division of News Corp., offers a free way for users to meet any of more than 60 million members. Searching by hometown, alma mater or interest, people can make new friends, reconnect with old ones and interact in other ways.

But in the past month, authorities nationwide have expressed concern that the searching options that make the site popular also put children at risk for abuse.

Last week, two men were arrested in what prosecutors said were the first federal sex charges involving MySpace. Both met the girls through their MySpace.com profiles, the FBI said.

In one case, prosecutors said Sonny Szeto, 22, traveled from Jersey City, to Connecticut in October and molested an 11-year-old girl in her playroom while her parents slept upstairs, according to an FBI affidavit. In the other case, Stephen Letavec, 39, was charged with molesting a 14-year-old visiting from Elrama, Pa., in October.

A Middletown officer called it "a predator's dream come true." Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said it was a "parent's worst nightmare." And U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor said he would have serious reservations about letting his own children use the site.

DeWolfe said MySpace gets a lot of attention because it has so many members, but he said the site simply offers a collection of tools already widely used online: personalized home pages, instant messaging, e-mail, Web logging and video sharing.

People who put themselves at risk on MySpace, DeWolfe said, would be doing so elsewhere.

"This isn't a MySpace issue," he said. "It's an Internet issue."

Parents are accustomed to teaching their children how to stay safe and DeWolfe said that needs to extend to the Internet. He said MySpace offers a list of safety recommendations.

"Don't post anything you wouldn't want the world to know. On the Internet, people aren't always who they say they are," he said. "If you keep some of those safety tips in mind, the Internet can be a pretty safe place."

Children younger than 14 aren't allowed on MySpace and 14-year-olds are allowed only restricted access. DeWolfe said the site uses a computer program that analyzes user profiles and flags members likely to be under 14. More than 200,000 users have been deleted, he said.

But children regularly lie about their age to get around those restrictions.

DeWolfe said company officials have assisted on more than 2,400 investigations, from criminal cases to runaways, and make themselves available to investigators around the clock.

"We think MySpace is a great place for all users over 14," he said

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Well, even if you may put only safe information of yours, your friends may say more personal things about you on their account, even though they're good friends, it may just slip their mind, and that could lead to people finding out where you'll be on Sunday, or that you're going to Florida for vacation. Even with that tiny bit of information, it's scary what people can find out. They're mostly a waste of time, anyhow, because the only one who would ever read your profile is your friends, and what don't they already know about you?

Answer 6

It's completely safe. Just don't give out any of your personal information:address, phone number, school, things like that. Use your judgment when talking to people. Don't meet anyone in person that you talk to online since you're only 14.

Answer 7

I have a MySpace, my friends all have them, I've never had any problems with any weirdo's, I mean you say you will be careful about what you post onto these sites, address', contact details, where you are going on what day! It's a good place to keep in contact with mates, I would recommend it, but just be very very careful! xxxx

Answer 8

is very simple when u join my space u can set ur account to private or public and u can also put as a setting that u want people that know ur email or last name to add u as their friend other than that no1 else would be able to add u. if u set your account to private only the people in your friends list would be able to see ur page now if u set it as public everyone would be able to see it.....well dats all i know so have fun and be safe

Answer 9

myspace is fine..i have 1 its perfectly safe...the only reason y ppl say that it is cause there have been like ppl that i guess have been like raped or sumthing, but the only reason that is, is cause they dont make their profile private and because they put a fake age up on there..iam not sayin all ppl do that but thats mainly y all that stuff happens....but i have 1 and iam still fine..lol.

Answer 10

It is not safe, you are 14 and still immature. You deserve better than that and you know better than that. I am 18 and i am not interesting to go chat or making friends at my space.

Answer 11

If you keep your profile private, and don't give out too much information (mostly just phone #'s and addresses) then you'll be okay.

The reason it's SOMETIMES not safe is because people give out waay to much information, and when they start talking to strangers, and inviting them over and what-not, they're not, well, safe.