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Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com and parenting.

Good morning!

Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com and parenting.

Did you hear the following about MySpace and parenting today?

Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook do not appear to increase the risk of becoming the victim of an online predator, a new study suggests.Study debunks notions about cyber predators (Daily Breeze)

RESEA has poured cold water on the myth that paedophiles lurk on Myspace and similar not working sites pretending to be teens in a bid to lure child victims.Sexual predators do not pose as teens (The Inquirer)

In an age where younger and younger children are allowed access to personal computers and unsupervised online freedoms, child Internet safety is a growing concern.Highway Patrol cruises MySpace (Meramec Journal)

Japan’s hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace. Mixi, which has quickly developed into a top social outlet for Japanese young people since its creation in 2004, said it would set up a subsidiary in Shanghai in April or May.Japan’s Mixi Social Network Looking to Mix It Up in China (E-Commerce Times)

A University of New Hampshire study says the threat of online predators trolling the Internet and social Web sites seeking to stalk, kidnap and rape young children has been greatly overstated.Study: Internet sex offenders don’t fit stereotype (Boston Globe)

The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.MySpace To Act Against Predators (Washington Post)

Good morning!

Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com and parenting.

Japan’s hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace. Mixi, which has quickly developed into a top social outlet for Japanese young people since its creation in 2004, said it would set up a subsidiary in Shanghai in April or May.Japan’s Mixi Social Network Looking to Mix It Up in China (E-Commerce Times)

A University of New Hampshire study says the threat of online predators trolling the Internet and social Web sites seeking to stalk, kidnap and rape young children has been greatly overstated.Study: Internet sex offenders don’t fit stereotype (Boston Globe)

The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.MySpace To Act Against Predators (Washington Post)

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The typical online sex predator is not someone posing as a teen to lure victims into face-to-face meetings, say researchers.Web sex predators pick teens (News 24 South Africa)

In an age where younger and younger children are allowed access to personal computers and unsupervised online freedoms, child Internet safety is a growing concern.Highway Patrol cruises MySpace (News Democrat Journal)

BROOKSVILLE - An investigator in Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office logged on to the Internet recently to prove a point. The investigator offered a prediction to reporters that he could, in about five minutes, attract a potential sexual predator by pretending to be a 13-year-old girl.McCollum Asks For Parents’ Help Tracking On-Line Predators (Hernando Today)

NEWBURYPORT and mdash; Schools need to do more to protect children from the shadowy world of Internet child predators, says one Beacon Hill lawmaker who wants to mandate policies for keeping kids safe. His call to action is gaining some support, though in many local school districts protections are already in place.‘Chat room’ law aims to protect kids (The Daily News of Newburyport)

DESPITE popular myths, the typical online predator does not pose as a teen and lure victims into face-to-face meetings, according to new research.Net predators ‘not who you think’ (The Courier Mail)

The threat of online predators trolling the Internet and social Web sites seeking to stalk, kidnap and rape young children has been greatly overstated, a University of New Hampshire study says. … - By RYAN J. HALLIDAY Telegraph StaffStudy finds Web threat overstated: Sex predator stereotype ‘inaccurate,’ report states (The Nashua Telegraph)

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BROOKSVILLE - An investigator in Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office logged on to the Internet recently to prove a point. The investigator offered a prediction to reporters that he could, in about five minutes, attract a potential sexual predator by pretending to be a 13-year-old girl.McCollum Asks For Parents’ Help Tracking On-Line Predators (Hernando Today)

DESPITE popular myths, the typical online predator does not pose as a teen and lure victims into face-to-face meetings, according to new research.Net predators ‘not who you think’ (The Courier Mail)

The threat of online predators trolling the Internet and social Web sites seeking to stalk, kidnap and rape young children has been greatly overstated, a University of New Hampshire study says. … - By RYAN J. HALLIDAY Telegraph StaffStudy finds Web threat overstated: Sex predator stereotype ‘inaccurate,’ report states (The Nashua Telegraph)

The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.MySpace To Act Against Predators (Washington Post)

In an age where younger and younger children are allowed access to personal computers and unsupervised online freedoms, child Internet safety is a growing concern.Highway Patrol cruises MySpace (News Democrat Journal)

DESPITE popular myth, the typical online predator does not pose as a teen and lure victims into face-to-face meetings to abuse them, according to new research.Net predators ‘not who you think’ (The Courier Mail)

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NEW YORK - New York City prosecutors have endorsed the United States’ first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials said.NYC may boot sex predators off Facebook, MySpace (The New Zealand Herald)

In an age where younger and younger children are allowed access to personal computers and unsupervised online freedoms, child Internet safety is a growing concern.Highway Patrol cruises MySpace (Meramec Journal)

A Bullitt County father who said his 17-year-old daughter killed herself after being bullied on the Internet is backing a bill designed to crack down on Internet child predators. Mark Neblett of Mount Washington calls House Bill 367 “icing on the cake” in his efforts in the last year to win legislative approval for another measure to require school districts to have policies in place to deal …Legislation targets child predators on Internet (Lexington Herald-Leader)

I’m starting to feel really old. And this has nothing to do with the fact that high heels seem more like torture devices every year, or how some of the latest music sounds increasingly like noise.MySpace and the like changing social habits (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)

Legislators, law enforcement officials and children’s advocates from Monroe County have endorsed pending state legislation that would restrict sex offenders from using the Internet to contact children.Officials hail bill to stop Internet sex predators (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Internet social networking sites can be “portals to hell.”Keeping predators at bay (The Bolingbrook Sun)

Hello. I’ve found the following MySpace.com parenting headlines and news articles for you:

The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.MySpace To Act Against Predators (Washington Post)

Internet social networking sites can be “portals to hell.”Keeping predators at bay (The Bolingbrook Sun)

New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States’ first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials said.NYC may ban sex predators from online social sites (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

New York City district attorneys from all five boroughs endorsed New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s “E-Stop” legislation aimed at protecting minors from online sexual predators. read moreNYC Prosecutors Endorse Ban On Sex Predators (WebProNews)

McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden said his area found out the harsh reality that child predators can strike anywhere, showing that the state needs to toughen laws to prevent them from pursuing youngsters online. Hayden joined Attorney General Jack Conway, prosecutors and other law enforcement officers Wednesday in promoting a bill to strengthen the fight against online predators. The measure …Panel OKs bill to toughen laws against online child predators (Lexington Herald-Leader)

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The social network site MySpace said yesterday that it has agreed with 49 states and the District to adopt new online safety standards to better protect children from sexual predators.MySpace To Act Against Predators (Washington Post)

NEW YORK - New York City prosecutors have endorsed the United States’ first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials said.NYC may boot sex predators off Facebook, MySpace (The New Zealand Herald)

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A bill backed by police and prosecutors to toughen Kentucky’s fight against online child predators has won easy approval in a House committee.Panel OKs bill to toughen laws against online child predators (The Kentucky Post)

Legislators, law enforcement officials and children’s advocates from Monroe County have endorsed pending state legislation that would restrict sex offenders from using the Internet to contact children.Officials hail bill to stop Internet sex predators (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

New York City district attorneys from all five boroughs endorsed New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s “E-Stop” legislation aimed at protecting minors from online sexual predators. read moreNYC Prosecutors Endorse Ban On Sex Predators (WebProNews)

Did you hear the following about MySpace and parenting today?

New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States’ first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials said.NYC may ban sex predators from online social sites (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

NYC prosecutors have endorsed the United State’s first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.NYC may ban online sex predators (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States’ first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officialsNYC may ban sex predators from online social sites (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

New York lawmakers pass legislation to protect teenagers from online predators.Protecting Teenagers from Online Predators (CBS 5 News Syracuse)