Do you think Myspace is really as dangerous as people say....?
410262
MySpace was originally created for the music scene. The fact it is now a haven for teenie boppers and "HEY LOOK AT ME!" sites is ridiculous. Its another place for internet predators to do their thing. Parents dont monitor their childrens doings on the net. Just recently I saw a news story that a few kids were exchanging thoughts on a copy cat act of the Columbine shootings on its anniversary. The police were tipped about the myspace account and they kids were arrested. I think myspace needs to be monitored better and possibly put back to the roots it was originally made for. I mean there is enough other places to "whore" yourself.
1059589
Myspace is no worse or no more dangerous than any chatroom or forum where people can interact. It is not myspace that is bad, there are bad people and there are stupid people. Unfortunately, they sometimes meet on myspace with bad outcomes. But they also meet in coffee shops, grocery stores, and the YMCA. So unless you are stupid, myspace is ok.
410960
i like myspace because it enables me to keep in contact with my old friends from other schools and stuff, and it enables me to keep in contact with my current friends.  \n\nto anyone after me that says "myspace is bad"  and gives no reasons, you are not giving a good opinion.  i think myspace is as bad as you make it.  you are as safe as you let yourself be.  my rules: do not add people you do not know in real life; do not put personal information that can be used to find you on your public profile; and if possible, do not post what school you go to.\n\nas for the people that said it is a fad; you prolly use some other form of the same thing; tagworld, yahoo 360, xanga, livejournal, etc.  \n\nkk now im done :]
1134623
Myspace is nothing but a website. It can't "ruin" anything. People ruin relationships...either their own, or through allowing others to interfere. A website that only exists in cyberspace hasn't the ability to do anything but exist in cyberspace. It gives no advice, it tells no lies, it doesn't cheat, it doesn't interfere...it just is. People need to take responsibility for their own actions, and stop trying to find things to blame their issues and bad choices on.
831458
Yeah, I think that is an invasion of privacy! I just heard that my old High School is doing that now, to see what kids are doing and checking to see if they ditch school or what not. My younger sisters friend actually got suspended for something he had on his Myspace...I thought that was ridiculous! Just make your profile private...they can't even look at it unless you add them!
1097092
no they're really unsafe. Someone my friend knows got stalked and raped on there.....
912169
I find that myspace is a great way to keep in touch with people I don't see often. I can look at pics of them and their kids, read their blogs, etc.  I'm certainly not 12, a slut, or a person with no life, but I think myspace is useful and fun.  It's addicting though, you'll want to log in every day!
219059
It's like most of the rest of the internet:  it, itself isn't necessarily safe or unsafe.  it's how you use it.  Don't give out personal information or post photographs in places people can use to find you (like in front of your house).  Don't go meet strangers or invite them over.  Don't even give out your favorite email address if it has too much information in it (name of your school/business with your full name).\n\nIf you're asking whether or not it's safe for your kids, then the answer is "no."  Kids tend to be too trusting on the internet and feel safer than they really are.
263050
There are probably millions of people on MySpace.  What you hear on the news is the bad stuff.  My son's been on MySpace for quite a while.  He doesn't get into trouble on it.  If you're not careful, you can get in trouble.  Those are the ones you hear about on the news.  It's like a lot of things.  If you use it right, it's OK.  If you choose to, you can use it wrong and get in trouble.  The whole internet is that way.
1086895
I belive that on-line predators are dangerous.  Here's my thought -during this time, most parents (both) have to work.  Therefore, young teen girls are often coming home alone.  When they are lonely - sometimes they are also "craving" love from someone - anyone.  These predators have a way to get to these kids minds -hit their week spots and get to them. It happens a LOT.  Now, as far as education about the subject, you are right.  The media is bringing this to people's attention - you know - teens and parents, for instance, who have NO CLUE what their kids are doing on line and the like.  To me this is also education.  These guys Dateline has had on have been elementary school teachers, married people with kids....on guy brought his kids with him.  The fact that there are SO MANY of them out there totally freaks me out.  I'm glad I don't have any young kids growing up anymore.  My son's children will be more educated about this stuff as they are educated about this stuff and won't let that happen with their children.  Remember, a lot of young girls are out there and no - they do not ALL have common sense about this stuff.
780582
DONT MEET HIM!!\n\nThere have been several deaths from people meeting other people from myspace. If you are going to meet him, bring a friend along, so it is less likely for something bad to happen. But for your own safety, DONT MEET HIM!!
994405
hmm yeh i agree i havn't had a problem with it, i personally think its a good thing i finished high school 4 years ago so people i havnt seen in 4 years i've just started talking to again thro myspace, i think its a good way to keep in touch with people you know, if you dont know someone when you add them to ur friends list you just go into their myspace and read what kind of a person they seem like if they seem to be werid or dirty or something you deny their request, if you add someone that sounds alright and they turn out to be strange you delete them off your list, i'm sorry but i don't understand in so many ways why the internet is that bad i mean i have used it since i was about 12 years old and i had the brains to know that if someone older than me talks to me not to talk back i still  do it, i don't meet people from the internet unless they are connected to a friend of my own that i actully know so i can ask my friend what kind of a person they are if they are a bad person then i won't meet them otherwise i might. I've never been in danger from people on the net because i've never met people from the net and i've never given out personal infomation.
618242
Anything on the internet is dangerous. You just have to use common sense. Don't be giving person information out such as full names, your true location(city and state you live in) you address, up to and including your e mail address, don't be giving your phone # out to people\n\nthe internet is FULL of predators . Often times these predators pose as someone or something that they are not and that is how trouble is invited in.\n\nYour mother has reasons for telling you to delete yourself from myspace. I have seen the trash that is on there. It's not cool at all. \n\nIt's basically all about being careful and using common sense, but yet, it's not really recommended that you have a profile on there.
624979
There is a whole segment of people that have a whole list of different (wierd) fetishes. To them it seems very normal to behave that way. In some cases they just dont respect themselves, others, or have been the product of abuse. I have a myspace and it has helped me network. I get great advice from others on building my race cars as well as I find out where and when some of the local reggae concerts are going on. Myspace is not all bad but it aint all good either
325378
MySpace is YourSpace and you can make it whatever you want. I myself use it for keeping in touch with friends. All of em, the good ones the barely ones, the new and the old. A couple of my friends have used it for dating and have had good experiences, yet I also think it has to do with a lot of the concerns about kids being abducted by a "friend" they meet on MySpace. I remember the internet was just starting to get popular when I was in Jr. High and we had just gotten AOL in our house. There was a big scare atthat time of young grils meeting older men in chatrooms and getting abducted. Nothing has really changed, it's jus now instead of Chatrooms it's MySpace. All I can say is, be careful.
995956
Of course not!!! It's what a very very few people have done on MySpace that gave it a bad name, slightly, among the people who are out of the loop anyways on inernet issues. They said the same stuff about AIM. before that, it was email. It's always going to be something. I mean, do we bann bathrooms in certain public parks because a few times a year they bust pervs there? People need to get a grip.
305051
Myspace just like the Internet is as bad or good as the user makes it. Depending on the age of the user and the appropriate supervision of a parent, Myspace can be both fun and entertaining. The key as in any use of the Internet is to properly use the tool in an advantageous manner with proper security precautions. It is my belief that the majority of bad experiences on myspace can be traced back to uninvolved parents who did not monitor and control their children's use of the Internet. It is unfortunate that so many parents let their fear of technology keep them from intervening in their children's on-line activities.