Comments on: MySpace: A Pedophile’s Hunting Grounds? http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Why do people think Myspace is bad?? · myspace spy http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-8789 Why do people think Myspace is bad?? · myspace spy Sun, 20 May 2007 07:11:26 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-8789 [...] Read:http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pe…http://www.moundalexis.com/tm/archives/0…http://richardevan.org/gmyspaceboycott.h…http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templat… [...] [...] Read:http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pe…http://www.moundalexis.com/tm/archives/0…http://richardevan.org/gmyspaceboycott.h…http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templat… [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Lukas http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-542 Jonathan Lukas Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:04:31 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-542 Hey technoelitist, I think people are too naive when they are on the Internet. I think people do need to take precautions when online. And this macho attitude people who are online is what makes them more susceptible. I read the post and liked the content there. I agreed with your original comments wholeheartedly. Hey technoelitist,

I think people are too naive when they are on the Internet. I think people do need to take precautions when online.

And this macho attitude people who are online is what makes them more susceptible. I read the post and liked the content there.

I agreed with your original comments wholeheartedly.

]]> By: technoelitist http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-541 technoelitist Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:56:04 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-541 I know some people thought I was being paranoid in my response to the original article. I posted it a week ago, and found this in the news today. I know posting to a blog post that is a week old is like talking to your self, but I think it's important to speak the truth. So here is a link to an article that came out today, that backs my point of view. I hope everyone is paying attention. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025556.200?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19025556.200 I know some people thought I was being paranoid in my response to the original article. I posted it a week ago, and found this in the news today. I know posting to a blog post that is a week old is like talking to your self, but I think it’s important to speak the truth. So here is a link to an article that came out today, that backs my point of view. I hope everyone is paying attention.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025556.200?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19025556.200

]]> By: BLueRibbon http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-538 BLueRibbon Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:16:10 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-538 Actually, paedophiles are attracted to pre-pubescent children, meaning that anybody seeking 14+ year olds would be an ephebophile Actually, paedophiles are attracted to pre-pubescent children, meaning that anybody seeking 14+ year olds would be an ephebophile

]]> By: Jim Cody http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-524 Jim Cody Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:50:16 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-524 Its about time they go after the mostly the real source. The kids! They show half naked pictures of themselfs, and post all kinds of things like they like this and that sex wise. Lets face it, the fourteen year olds of today are not the same fourteen year old of say 10 years ago. I have a idea, lets go runnng to their house with a national tv crew, and video tape them coming out of their houses for all the world to see and interview them why they show and write the things they do on their "myspace". Its about time they go after the mostly the real source. The kids! They show half naked pictures of themselfs, and post all kinds of things like they like this and that sex wise. Lets face it, the fourteen year olds of today are not the same fourteen year old of say 10 years ago. I have a idea, lets go runnng to their house with a national tv crew, and video tape them coming out of their houses for all the world to see and interview them why they show and write the things they do on their “myspace”.

]]> By: beetroot2k5 http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-523 beetroot2k5 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-523 basically u are reading way to much into internet sequrity parents/guardians should be aware of wat they r doing but controling what they shouldnt go on best advice ypu could give would be "be vigilant" also myspace doesnt let u search for any1 under the age of 16 your alwoed to be 14 but u do not come up on the search list early teenagers are more mature these days when i was 14 i was on chat rooms i knew not to give out that kind of info this was in 2003 open your eyes man and reliase every1 isnt stupid peace out basically u are reading way to much into internet sequrity parents/guardians should be aware of wat they r doing but controling what they shouldnt go on best advice ypu could give would be “be vigilant” also myspace doesnt let u search for any1 under the age of 16 your alwoed to be 14 but u do not come up on the search list early teenagers are more mature these days when i was 14 i was on chat rooms i knew not to give out that kind of info this was in 2003 open your eyes man and reliase every1 isnt stupid

peace out

]]> By: Melvin http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-522 Melvin Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:44:26 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-522 I agree, let dress our teens in burkas and pretend that they dont have a sex drive, a mind, needs and wants let alone think that we can somehow bypass the A young person having sex with someone older is not the end of the world, the norm outside of USA is that you are at age of consent between 13 and 18, in most areas 15-16. As for so called pedophiles, their rap has been the same through the ages, get the childs attention and befriend it by either being cool or caring. The push for more advanced thing, more often than not, make the child take the first steps. So, when we shut down myspace, lock up our young lets make laws that no adult can ever be in contact with anyone young, because then bad thing happen. *shakes head* I just love moral panic. Let the teens have fun and lets instead concentrate on grabbing the predators. I agree, let dress our teens in burkas and pretend that they dont have a sex drive, a mind, needs and wants let alone think that we can somehow bypass the A young person having sex with someone older is not the end of the world, the norm outside of USA is that you are at age of consent between 13 and 18, in most areas 15-16. As for so called pedophiles, their rap has been the same through the ages, get the childs attention and befriend it by either being cool or caring. The push for more advanced thing, more often than not, make the child take the first steps. So, when we shut down myspace, lock up our young lets make laws that no adult can ever be in contact with anyone young, because then bad thing happen. *shakes head* I just love moral panic. Let the teens have fun and lets instead concentrate on grabbing the predators.

]]> By: technoelitist http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-521 technoelitist Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:18:15 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-521 I've been "online" for over 20 years now, and I've always maintained that cyberspace is clearly not for the masses (I am under 30, btw). This is an example of a web site that started out as one thing, and has been abused by the unwitting masses, and morphed into something completely different. I agree that parents need to be educated in the etiquette, and perils of the internet, but many are disinterested, and apathetic. Many (dare I say _most_) most of the children these days have been weened on overly sexualized mass media. This sort of indoctrination leads them to behave in a sexual manner, whether on-line, or in other, real situations. I'm not trying to be a prude here, but I do not feel it appropriate for kids as young as 13 to be flaunting their 'sex', with little to no understanding of what sexuality is. As the article states, MySpace.com is the 5th largest draw on the internet. Having said that, it's the obvious choice to stalk ANYONE, not just children. I remember a few years ago that the favored place of stalkers was AOL chatrooms. It's a simple fact that any place where masses of people gather, you are going to have that small percentage of undesireables. You bring up a good point about protecting privacy as well. In these modern times, you are your data. Most people, especially kids, have no concept of that. It's much deeper than just simply your name or address that someone may lift off of MySpace. Once they have that information, they can begin to construct a false identity around that information. It really is quite a bit easier than one might think, and when you are a kid, that thought never even crosses your mind. Should MySpace.com be banned/blocked? That is up to the parents of the children involved. If I was a teen, and a regular user of MySpace, and had noticed the number incidents where schools have gotten involved in the personal lives of kids, then I would stop using myspace... but that's just me. If my kids were old enough to participate in myspace, and I found out that the schools were penalizing them for having a party on the weekend, that involved some alcohol, I'd be more upset with the school than with my kids. (I dont approve of underage drinking, but teenage years are a time for experimenting, and discovery.) Finally, I dont think MySpace should be as popular as it is. If you spend 15 minutes looking around on MySpace, you will see all sorts of personal information about people. It is willing submittal to the sort of giant corporate databases that invade every one's privacy, and that many people like my self fight very hard to keep everyone's data out of. It's submitting your self to the never-ending battle against "Big Brother" in an information age. Since Ruppert Murdoch purchased MySpace, I am sure a corporation could purchase whatever information from MySpace that is available. That corporation could then look-up , and a cross reference publically available information, and can find out all sorts of interesting information about you. Everything from how much your home is worth, to your income, to how much you spend on groceries. This may sound paranoid, but why do you think spyware is so prevalent? Where does all that junk-mail come from? You are your data. You are the product. MySpace is a giant marketing research location. Think about it. I’ve been “online” for over 20 years now, and I’ve always maintained that cyberspace is clearly not for the masses (I am under 30, btw). This is an example of a web site that started out as one thing, and has been abused by the unwitting masses, and morphed into something completely different.
I agree that parents need to be educated in the etiquette, and perils of the internet, but many are disinterested, and apathetic. Many (dare I say _most_) most of the children these days have been weened on overly sexualized mass media. This sort of indoctrination leads them to behave in a sexual manner, whether on-line, or in other, real situations. I’m not trying to be a prude here, but I do not feel it appropriate for kids as young as 13 to be flaunting their ’sex’, with little to no understanding of what sexuality is.
As the article states, MySpace.com is the 5th largest draw on the internet. Having said that, it’s the obvious choice to stalk ANYONE, not just children. I remember a few years ago that the favored place of stalkers was AOL chatrooms. It’s a simple fact that any place where masses of people gather, you are going to have that small percentage of undesireables.
You bring up a good point about protecting privacy as well. In these modern times, you are your data. Most people, especially kids, have no concept of that. It’s much deeper than just simply your name or address that someone may lift off of MySpace. Once they have that information, they can begin to construct a false identity around that information. It really is quite a bit easier than one might think, and when you are a kid, that thought never even crosses your mind.
Should MySpace.com be banned/blocked? That is up to the parents of the children involved. If I was a teen, and a regular user of MySpace, and had noticed the number incidents where schools have gotten involved in the personal lives of kids, then I would stop using myspace… but that’s just me. If my kids were old enough to participate in myspace, and I found out that the schools were penalizing them for having a party on the weekend, that involved some alcohol, I’d be more upset with the school than with my kids. (I dont approve of underage drinking, but teenage years are a time for experimenting, and discovery.)
Finally, I dont think MySpace should be as popular as it is. If you spend 15 minutes looking around on MySpace, you will see all sorts of personal information about people. It is willing submittal to the sort of giant corporate databases that invade every one’s privacy, and that many people like my self fight very hard to keep everyone’s data out of. It’s submitting your self to the never-ending battle against “Big Brother” in an information age. Since Ruppert Murdoch purchased MySpace, I am sure a corporation could purchase whatever information from MySpace that is available. That corporation could then look-up , and a cross reference publically available information, and can find out all sorts of interesting information about you. Everything from how much your home is worth, to your income, to how much you spend on groceries. This may sound paranoid, but why do you think spyware is so prevalent? Where does all that junk-mail come from? You are your data. You are the product. MySpace is a giant marketing research location. Think about it.

]]> By: Ace http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-520 Ace Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:55:57 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-520 Old news friend, here in the U.A.E - only a very good proxy will get you through to any of these sites; Especially "MySpace", any hint of the term in the adress bar blocks the site. Old news friend, here in the U.A.E - only a very good proxy will get you through to any of these sites; Especially “MySpace”, any hint of the term in the adress bar blocks the site.

]]> By: shadowmare http://www.gazotto.com/2006/myspace-a-pedophiles-hunting-grounds.html#comment-519 shadowmare Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:38:23 +0000 http://www.gazotto.com/?p=145#comment-519 Anonytek= Idiot A bunch of 14-16 year olds who you work with may be "knowledgable" but it doesnt mean s*** to the rest of the teenage population. Being 17 myself, I have accounts on Bebo, Zorpia and in the past, "Hi5". On each of those accounts, people from outside my networks have added me, people my age, and after talking for a while, they offer phone numbers, names, and other personal information. This does offer a worrying insight into the mind of some teenagers. Precautions and warnings are valid in this case, and hopefully this article will open the eyes of some parents who will in turn look into what their kids do online. Anonytek= Idiot

A bunch of 14-16 year olds who you work with may be “knowledgable” but it doesnt mean s*** to the rest of the teenage population. Being 17 myself, I have accounts on Bebo, Zorpia and in the past, “Hi5″. On each of those accounts, people from outside my networks have added me, people my age, and after talking for a while, they offer phone numbers, names, and other personal information. This does offer a worrying insight into the mind of some teenagers.

Precautions and warnings are valid in this case, and hopefully this article will open the eyes of some parents who will in turn look into what their kids do online.

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