Myspace - A Place for Predators?

As everyone knows, Myspace is a huge social site with over 300 Million users (300,000,000). Let’s put it this way - if Myspace was a country, it’d be the 3rd largest in the world, with more people in it than the united states. And although Myspace is a great way to keep in touch with old friends and meet new people, many parents argue that it’s an easy way for creepy people to supposedly abduct us and rape us =O

Unfortunately,  99% of people who argue this are old fucks who don’t know shit about the internet. Let me break this down for you:

 1. Myspace is BIG. With 300 something million people on Myspace, of course there is going to be some child predators out there. It’s not Tom’s fault, it’s simply the fact that they’re messed up in the head and can’t hook up with anyone their own age.

2. Privacy settings are a nifty little feature that will absolutely stop anyone from getting information about your kids. Basically you can go to settings in Myspace and within a few clicks, you’re Myspace will be blocked by anyone who tries to view it. To gain access to your profile, pictures, and more, they have to request you to be their “friend”. Myspace will alert you that you have a friend request pending and if you don’t know the person adding you, you simply click deny. Poof. No more child molesters.

3. Teenagers aren’t stupid. Regardless of what you think, we actually do have fully functional brains that we use on a daily basis. If your kid is ready to go meet someone they met over Myspace, and they’ve never heard of them before, maybe you should talk to them. I mean yeah, I’ve met plenty of people over Myspace, but all of which my friends knew.

4. Last but not least, shit happens. You can’t stop all the incidents that end up happening. Like I said, 300 million people is a lot of opportunities.  But if you’re that scared, talk to your kid. Seriously. Don’t be suing Tom. I like Myspace and want it to be around. Thanks =].