Just make a private account and just have your friends on it and then just don't post out any private information and your fine.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 16. -
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updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About MySpace
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.
Read our full review by Jean Armour Polly and Heidi Kotansky
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Internet safety with social networking sites. Our Top Ten Tips for Kids for Viral Media is a great resource, but these questions should get the conversation started: What information should you include in your profile, and what should you leave out? What can do you do if you feel like someone is bullying you or if someone wants to meet you in person?
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Lives in MassachusettsI rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
Not really bad.
- Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
It's bad for ALL ages because it's not easy, in fact it was impossible for me, to CANCEL an account and there is NO online support! If you don't know your child's email address and password you can't retrieve their myspace password. And you cannot know that the information they provided in the account is safe to provide without being able to monitor it and/or cancel it. Read horror stories on the web (google search "cancel myspace"); some people have no problem & others do (like me) and parents/grandparents have the worst time of all.
- Lives in WisconsinI rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
fine for anyone
this is a website for talking to friends and haveing fun, ive been on for 3 years and have never been threten or asked to do something inappropriot
- Lives in MichiganI rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
OK for older kids
Unless you're going to monitor your child's internet activity VERY closely, I would say this is a 14+ website.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Somewhat Good site.
It is okay to let your child on here around 12+, but you would have to monitor what your child is doing, in case of internet predators. If I had a child I would let the child go on after she has learned internet safety, such as, do not accept files/talk with strangers, add people you only know, etc. etc...
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| 100% | of parents feel the site is not safe |
| 50% | of parents feel user generated content is iffy |
| 50% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 50% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
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