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MySpace
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of MySpace was written by Jean Armour Polly and Heidi Kotansky
Parents need to know that this site is the center of many teens' communication and social worlds. Users post whatever they want on their pages so a parent should check out their kids' entries. The site doesn't hold itself accountable for anything that appears on it, and in return, just about anything goes -- lots of vulgar language, discussion of adult topics, videos and photos, links to outside sources, and other content that is not for young kids or tweens. Privacy controls are a must since sexual predators can use the site for victims; however, privacy controls allow you to make your site private (you can have only your "friends" IM you and you can block certain people). Because of its high profile, new safety features are always being applied (software that scans instant messages for any inappropriate material, for example). That said, this site is still not appropriate for young teens.
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What’s the Story?
MySpace provides a personal page for someone's photos and videos and a profile of likes, dislikes, favorite bands, movies, books, and more. There's also e-mail, IM, and chat, as well as discussion groups. Users invite their friends to sign up, who in turn invite their friends to sign up. Pretty soon users find out that their personal "network" of friends is quite large. You can search through all the members to find like-minded people who are between certain ages, are looking for relationships, and live within a few miles of your zip code. See a photo you like? Leave a message for the person and ask to be made a "friend." If you're added, your photo will appear on their personal page, too. Planning a reunion, barbeque, or party? Users can easily post an event to the calendar and invite people to public or private "real life" gatherings. This feature is also used by many bands to promote their music and publicize their concerts. You can hear songs, watch videos, and send messages to your favorite bands -- or just browse around to discover some cool new music.
Is It Any Good?
While MYSPACE.COM is one of the most visited sites on the Internet, parents shouldn't let their younger teens explore it. Unfortunately, you probably won't be able to keep your older teen off it but at the least you can do is have a frank discussion about the dangers of social networking. Ads pop up on the home page and all profile pages, and there are even some ads within the profiles. Be aware that users who add comments to your page can also add HTML code to their comments that may change your page's fonts, colors, even graphics. You might end up with an explicit photo you don't want; even the help files aren't much help in telling you how to remove offensive material placed on your own page by others. Also, be warned that MySpace abounds with fake pages put up by users, so don't be fooled.
There's one more -- and probably the biggest -- caveat to keep in mind regarding this site: MySpace doesn't hold itself accountable for anything that appears on the site, although they will take something inappropriate down if it's brought to their attention. That said, not everything about the site is shady. For example, many kids use it as a convenient spot to distribute their digital photos or blog content solely to close friends, or discover a new band.
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I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
Hot Chick
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
horrible
BADDD it was horrible
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I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
nooo...
i like facebook better because of the privacy thing its more safer myspace not that safe...
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
privacy
it's good but i recommend facebook better because of privacy settings
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I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
NO WAY JOSE!
No privacy settings, like, AT ALL! People could be on there thinking that they are talking to a friend, and it could really be a total stranger! If you're looking for a social networking site like this, go to Facebook. It's WAY safer.
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I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
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- Safety is an issue
yes, it can be a bad website. but, it depends if your child if the bad one. if your child only adds people they know, and accepts people they know, they'll be safe. but some unsafe kids add and accept people they don't know.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
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- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
I love it It helps when I get bored And want to talk to friends but you should check what apps your kids are useing
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I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
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- User content is age appropriate
12 and down, deff. not.
I think it's fun to decorate your profile with whatever expresses you and you can safely connect with people from all over the world and your friends in real life too!
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
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- Safety is an issue
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- Safety isn't an issue
not good for any child
i hated it
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I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
Fun website but be careful with the people you add
This is a good website to keep in touch with your friends, but only add people you know because some people are strange and others are mean, just be cautious with the people you add and to be extra safe be on private.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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- Educational
P.perfect for 13 and older but not 12 and under.
I think it's pretty good as long as they got good friends and don't talk innappropiate.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
myspace is a waste of time, facebook is 100x better (and its safer)
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- User content is age appropriate
Myspace
Myspace comes in handy when you dont have any phones by you. I think that Myspace is a lot more private than Facebook, especially since Facebook allows you to actually put your street address down, and allow people to see what you are writing to others. Doesn't really seem all that private.
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
NOOOOOOOOO
DANGEROUS!!!!! Each year 2 kids get tracked down and murdered with the help of myspace! DON'T LET YOUR KIDS USE IT!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
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- Safety is an issue
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i love my space its a place you can go talk to your friends and meet new ones
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I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
Totally unsafe!
I agree with the person below. On the news ithey said --and I saw the report with my own eyes -- A 2 YEAR OLD was found through that website. Scary huh? Plus remember what you post in the cyber world can ALWAYS be retreived even if you take it down.
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I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
Don't ever try it, TOO MANY NUT CASES OUT THERE! FaceBook is ALOT safer,
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
Great for the older teen but not for younger kids
Well I think that Myspace is a great website to meet other people and have fun I wouldn't think it should be for 8-13 year old people. That is just my opinion, maybe some people think differently about, maybe not. The main point is that you shouldn't let your younger kids get on it.
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| 50% | of parents feel the site is not safe |
| 38% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 31% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
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