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avalon21


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I saw this on AdAge, Scary!! Is anyone on MySpace? I am but I have everything set to private because of people I didn't know messaging me. I learned how to do all the privacy settings here - www.netsmartz411.org.

MySpace: 29,000 Sex Offenders Were Registered on Site
High Number Likely to Spur Calls for Age Verification for Social Networks

MySpace has identified more than 29,000 registered sex offenders on its social network -- more than four times the number it claimed to have found in May, according to the North Carolina attorney general's office. ...

http://adage.com/abstract.php?article_id=119493

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Teresa


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scary. i made my 14 yr old sister delete her account.

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brazilian


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OMG, that is scary. You know sites like that are making it easier and easier for those people.

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Sibeski


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One of my girlfriend's had a picture of Mr. (my little boy) up with his first and last name!  I had a fit about it and asked her to either take the picture down or remove his name.  She thought I was nuts.
I now feel even more justified after reading that article!

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squishy


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color me a cynic, but i'm surprised the reported number wasn't higher...

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