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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Questions About MySpace Answered

It seems that everyday there's another story about a teen or pre-teen being inappropriately propositioned on MySpace. We've all heard the story of the teen who flew, without her parents' knowledge, to the Middle East to see a boy that she had met on MySpace. The web site just doesn't get much good publicity. But is it really so dangerous? And how can parents protect their kids from online predators who use MySpace and other online communities?

Red Herring recently talked with Hemanshu Nigam about how to keep your kids safe on MySpace and the Internet at large.

"...you've been parenting in the physical world since your child was born. The same rules that apply in the physical world apply very nicely in the digital world."

Nigam goes on to talk about the new security measures that MySpace is taking, and a new campaign with Seventeen magazine to educate parents about Internet safety.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:35 PM

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