There are a couple of ways to keep your child safe on Myspace One way to keep your child safe is to have them change their profile to private. When they change their profile to private this puts on a security link. This means, if they are not on their buddies list, then they can’t see anything but the photo on the homepage.
Another way to keep your child safe on Myspace is to check who they are talking to. If you don’t know the people or recognize the people they are talking to then block them from your child’s Myspace.
The next way you can keep your child safe on Myspace is to make sure that they are not talking to any adults that you don’t know. Even if you know the people, keep checking up on their messages. The reason you should check their messages is to know you they are talking to and what they are talking about. Also, make sure that when they go and download something you know what website it is and to not give to much information. By giving to much information, you can give away valuable info and could lead to black mail.
But adult predators aren’t the only online predators. Some online predators can be teens. Some of the times, teens can leave threatening letters to other kids. Teens can also blackmail other kids on Myspace. They could start threatening that if they don’t do what they say, then they’ll start to spread rumors throughout Myspace.
In conclusion, there are plenty of ways to protect your child from Myspace predators. All you have to do is check up on their Myspace every once in a while. Make sure that they are not talking to anybody that you don’t know or recognize. Remember, you can’t always be too sure who’s out there watching you and your Myspace.
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1 comment:
Tyler I think you have identified a real problem with myspace. I'm sceptical about there being thousands of predators out there waiting to kidnap you (I know there are some so I'm not denying the need for caution) I just don't agree that the problem is the big issue we make it out to be. You have talked about the teens who use myspace as a place to bully others. I'm sure there are some who do this randomly just for "fun" but my real concern is those who use places like myspace to bully people they know. In New Zealand we have significant issues with text bullying from student cell phones. Would parents ban cell phones because of this? I don't think so because the benefits of owning a cell phone clearly outweigh the risks. Don't you think myspace bullying is the same issue? Shouldn't we be educating teens how to handle this sort of bullying. The delete key is a marvellous tools. What do you think?
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