MySpace gets tough on predators
Woo hoo!
MySpace is here to chew bubble gum and kick some pedo ass, and they’re all out of bubble gum!
MySpace has reached an agreement with several states and will be enacting worlwide restrictions:
Among other measures, MySpace agreed to:
Allow parents to submit children’s e-mail addresses to MySpace to prevent anyone from misusing the addresses to set up profiles.
Make the default setting “private” for 16- and 17-year-old users.
Respond within 72 hours to complaints about inappropriate content and devote more staff and resources to classify photographs and discussion groups.
Strengthen software to find underage users.
Create a high school section for users under 18 years old.
Information from: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/14/myspa...
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