I'm concerned that my 26 year old daughter is being cyberstalked on myspace.b someone she knew in the past.
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The first thing that I would do is have her get a restraining order against him. As far the whole cyber thing, it is very hard to stop him from doing that. However, if he is harassing her she can press charges. Since he is only contacting her friends, it would be pretty difficult to convince a judge that she is being harassed. That is the bad news... the good news is a restraining order will make it a crime for him to be near her.
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I have a myspace and I am 100% truthful. I don't lie and exaggerate my stuff. I hear things about myspace that's don't sound as fun k. If she says she's 21 then convince her to put her real age and tell her that she can make real friends. I think that if she does this then she will earn her self-respect as a 16-year old gurl.
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Yes, I agree. It's like some people are true perverts and pedophiles. I watch the places my daughter goes when she's online. Someone has to be able to protect her!
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She can't sue them but her parents can. They should have been paying attention to what she was doing online! Besides, she could have gotten into this kind of trouble without the internet. When one seeks trouble, it is easy to find. I just hope it wasn't an older person. They shouldn't be sued but tossed in the slammer forever+a day.
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You are absolutely right in telling your kids to be careful.  It is lawful for any prospective employer or college to view anything anybody PUBLISHES online.  Putting stuff on myspace is not the same as putting it in a private journal.  The Internet is not private.\n\n(The following is from the first link I provided):\nWhile doing so may be in violation of MySpace agreements, little is done to eliminate groups dedicated to the slandering of racial minorities, and bullying remains a problem. Many schools and public libraries in the US and the UK have begun to restrict access to MySpace because it has become "such a haven for student gossip and malicious comments"[7]. Some private schools, particularly those with a religious base, have even attempted to ban their pupils from accessing MySpace at home[8].\n\nOn November 7, 2005 only 400 out of 3,000 students of Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas showed up after two male students posted that they were going to bring guns to school. The threat was seen by officials and the students were arrested before anything could happen [9]. Such threats are not uncommon on MySpace. There have been many similar, less-publicized situations involving high-school students making threats that tend to be less serious.\n\n\n\nThe second link talks about some kids that were arrested for something they put on myspace.  It's just another example to maybe share with your kids.\n\n\n\nGood luck!
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There is no "safe" place for kids to chat online without supervision.  My niece was on a "kids" forum, and I entered the forum to chat with her and was SHOCKED by the very adult conversations that were going on.  My sister yanked her off that site, and I have been leary of her being allowed on the Net ever since.\n\nMy advice is that children should never be left unattended on the net--even young teens (11-15).  Parents should periodically check on which sites their kids are visiting, and find out who they are chatting with online.  Some sites allow you to create chat logs, which should be enabled, so parents can go back and check up on kids later.  There are an awful lot of predators out there:  \n\nSee this special MSNBC report, "To Catch a Predator" which has LOADS of helpful info for parents, and keeping your child safe on the Internet.\n\nhttp://msnbc.msn.com/id/10912603/
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If talking was the solution. we would not have all these pervs... trying to get with kids over the net..Preteen,teens, even so adults  seem to think people on here tell the truth, which we all know is not the case. Better to ck. now then have the detectives tell you about it after there gone...Have you checked her My Space I am sure she has one.Also try www.keykatcher.com ( I Have a teenager)  Hope it helps,moving the computer sounds good also.
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Watch your children while they are online, talk to your children about what is appropriate and what isn't. Tell your daughter to never open an e-mail from an unknown source and to not respond to IM's from someone she doesn't know. Check your history after she gets off the computer to see where she went. The single most important thing you can do is keep open lines of communication between you and her. Talk to her and encourage her to talk to you. Let her know that she can discuss anything with you, without fear of judgment or getting in trouble, this is the best way to protect your children and applies to life in general, as well as the Internet!
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you should contact myspace and let them know that someone is impersonating your girlfriend and they should remove that person's account.
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YES!!!!! Be very concerned, so concerned that you make sure that she is not planning on any trips with friends you have never met.\nFor some strange reason all kids now a days think that they are the only one with Parents who are over bearing and just don't understand them, so they get on these computer and start talking to these other so called kids which are not kids, sometimes.\nI am not sure where her computer is in your home but, to be honest it should be in a place that the whole family shares, like in the family room, that way you & your husband can monitor her plus it may be hard to do but, you need to put a time limit onher time on the computer.\nSometimes as a parent we have to put limitations on our children that they think is being harsh but, it's not \nWe do these things because we do love them and want them to be safe, If I were you I would explain to your husband how children girls & boys are disappearing from their homes on a hourly bases all over the world because some parents think that their children are safe because they are home on the computer.\nI know you may feel like you are in a postion that is uncomfortable now but, you may be saving your daughter  from a far worst fate then just not being on her computer at all hours of the night.
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Seriously, what do you REALLY KNOW about this person? Is that person really a woman? I could put any picture I want on my profile and put down any kind of information and all of it false. In reality that person may be an online preditor. If she is a girl, she may be a minor like on those tv shows that try to capture online preditors. In my honest opinion I say, "Watch your back!" If you decide to go on with this any way, use precautions. Meet during the day at a busy place, possibly with some friends. Seriously.
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You might want to go to your guidance/adjustment counselor with your feelings.  In this day and age when this sort of thing goes on everywhere, it is good that you talk to someone.  If you are uncomfortable it will make you feel better about the situation.  I would too talk to your parents, let them know that you have something of importance to talk to them about.\n\nIt is not professional for him to be doing these things.  He has crossed the line handing out his myspace info to his students.  Even if it is innocent, it is not appropriate behavior for a teacher.  You NEED to talk to someone in your school (school nurse, another teacher, guidance/adjustment counselor, someone)...let them know that you want this to be on record...it could save someones life or sanity.  Most school's keep student's identity anonymous...you are under 18 I take it?\n\nI wish you luck.  Do not let others persuade you to NOT talk...it is a matter of heath and safety!  \n\nAnd the first answerer...you don't even have the b*alls to put a name to your picture you are the one that is small minded!  And truly you could be the teacher she is talking about!
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They are NOT all liars and gross. I have a myspace profile, and so do a lot of my friends and family. Yes, there are some creeps out there who use it to get to children and such, but not everyone there does that. There are ways to make it safe and private, so that only the people you know can contact you or view your profile. You just have to be careful.
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luckily for you nobody pays much attention to teenagers websites, so you only have to worry about the people she personally tells to check it out.  Hopefully they will be more mature than her.
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Report her behind...let me kno her screen name and I'll get her to stop and if she follows me...she can meet me in the trap it's goin down....but all I can tell you is report her....or just let her know how you feel what can she do over the internet...just let me know tha names luckygurl409
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Careful what you ask for here. How can you know for sure that the people who may want to be your "friend" are really your age? There are so many predators online just waiting for a chance to get in contact with a child. Please be careful as to what you say to anyone here or anywhere online for that matter. I swear you kids on here worry me. God bless and keep you safe.
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well ppl should be careful while chatting on net. I mean you never know how the person is. I am not scaring you but I have come across many cases where girls have been abondoned and some have also got pregnant. I am not saying that it can happen to you but you should still be careful. Just introspect and analyze where this thing is going? Is it safe? Will my parents be happy with whatever I am doing? After all your life is a part of others'.