Myspace Age Problem
By NextGenMC07
@NextGenMC07 (25)
United States
February 28, 2007 11:23am CST
I'm sure many of you that have myspace have come across the age issue in one form or another. Whether it's young kids claiming to be 18 or 19 yrs. old trying to add you or older weirdos making their age younger to add kids...What other precautions can myspace take in order to prevent this. It's already a huge network so there are only so many restraints you can put on it. But they have an option to make your profile private and also require a last name but sometimes it's not enough. There are still ways around it like I mentioned above. I'm posting this because I'm a rapper tired of getting add requests from young kids who are just trying to be cool or grow up to fast. There's no reason for these young kids to have myspace in the first place. It's mainly to find old friends and network...I mean everyone is entitled but don't you think they need another solution for age verification so that we don't have to hear on the news about kids buying plane tickets to go overseas to meet someone from myspace?
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2 responses
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I have written a couple of articles that address how parents need to change things so that they can stifle the tendency for kids to be THE INSTIGATORS of inappropriate contacts.
I think that parents should be required to have their computers licensed. The licensing would be based on the presence of programs meant to prevent kids from accessing adult sites and the presence of software that onitors the activity on the computer. I am tired of people blaming adults for what kids see online and then expecting the adults to raise their kids for them.
As far as Myspace goes, I think anyone who is using it and is over 18 should close their account. The site has had too many problems and is under too much scrutiny because of it.
@doppler007 (29)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I disagree with your last comment there. I think anyone UNDER 18 should close their accounts. I have re-connected with so many of my high school and college friends on there, it has been a great resource. It's hard when you graduate and go your separate ways to really ever meet up with some of those people again. When you are under 18, you have your friends with you at school every day. You see them every day. What possibly could you gain from chatting with them online too?
@Charliefan101 (124)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Hey! Teenagers should be allowed to have myspace accounts. The idiots that need to be removed are the 12 year old spmamers desciused as "16", "15," and "37." Most of those get reported.
Teenagers can USUALLY handle themselfs QUITE well on myspace. How do I know? I AM ONE. You wouldn't believe my profile if you saw it.
@rarrimalion (674)
• United States
28 Feb 07
Don't add people you don't know, or examine someone's profile before you add them. Having annoying people is part of a social network that is open to the world, if you don't like it then don't try to network on there.
@NextGenMC07 (25)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I understand that completely but when parents don't watch what their children are doing it makes a pleasant experience a hassle. I'm not completely blaming parents because you can't watch them all the time. I usually only add people I know but the constant requests is what bugs me. I have enough to read from people I know and network to. All I'm saying is there should be a new age identification method....And networking to the world is what myspace was created for...If it wasn't for networking most of you that use it would have never heard of it.
