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MySpace Adds Security After Lawsuit
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2006-06-22
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After being sued by a 14-year-old girl, MySpace has decided to add some extra security features to protect minors.
For example, people over 18 cannot reach a member under 16 without knowing their email address or their first and last name according to TechWeb's Antone Gonsalves.
Members can also block people who aren't their friends from viewing their personal information. MySpace itself is also blocking any inappropriate ads from reaching minors as well as placing ads for Internet safety. Gonsalves writes:It remains to be seen whether the additional measures would help in MySpace.com's defense against the lawsuit filed Monday by the Austin, Texas, girl. The $30 million suit claims the 14-year-old was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on MySpace.com, which the suit accuses of failing to do enough to protect minors against sexual predators, the Reuters news agency reported.
The suit is not the first time MySpace.com has found itself the center of child sexual abuse cases. In March, two men arrested in Connecticut were charged with having illegal sexual contact with two girls they met through MySpace.com, according to Reuters. One girl was 11 years old and the other was 14. While MySpace's efforts might not be enough for its defense in the case, with other kid-friendly social networking sites emerging, it can only do MySpace good to take more security precautions.
Tags: MySpace, Security
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Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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