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I realize that this topic is not current. However, it is new to me, and I understand first hand that MySpace's version of security measures is a joke. My daughter, who is now 15, started out on xanga when she was 13. I had no idea what it was and assumed it was one of those instant message things and that she was talking to her friends. At that point, I had no idea how sneaky my little girl was. Anyway, last year I first heard of MySpace from my adult daughter who was all into posting her kids pictures and making slide shows, etc. I thought it was neat. I started my own a couple of months later. During this time, my ex-husband called me, saying a neighbor had come over to make sure that he was aware that our daughter was posting her name, age, school, and address on a web site. Further investigation of this found that my daughter had a MySpace site. Clicking on one of her friends I saw my daughter's photo crudely and obscenely altered.
I called the kid's mom and the picture disappeared. I don't think she was aware of his MySpace account either.
My point in posting this is to say this: No matter what age my daughter reported when she opened the account, In her profile, the basic information next to her picture was her true age. If the folks at MySpace are getting rich of this, they could at least install screening software that would flag suspicious age discrepancies. My daughter and I have discussed this matter and she's been restricted for breaking MY rules on MySpace 3 times. This her final chance. If she acts unbecomingly again for a 15 year old girl as I have instructed, she has to delete her account altogether. Now, you and I both know how good that's going to work. Some other kid can build her a new site and the only thing that's changed is my ability to monitor what goes on on her site. I don't really feel as a parent that I have any authority in the situation. Even If I got rid of the computer, she'd do it at other people's houses. To the pastor who originally posted here: Do you have any ideas for parents? This child is immature, more so than my other 3 kids--naive and dangerous to herself. I am in college, close to getting my degree in Psychology and Biology--the filters I am familiar with would greatly hinder my coursework. I don't know what to do.
SF in TX
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