MySpace and US officials' safety pact
Web 2.0
16 January 2008
US state attorneys and MySpace have negotiated an agreement to make the social network safer for minors.
As part of the pact, MySpace will lead an Internet Safety Technical Task Force to improve identity checking and introduce added security to prevent children viewing inappropriate content.
North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper said: "This agreement sets a new standard for social networking websites that have been quick to grow in size but slow to recognise their responsibility to keep kids safe."
New safety procedures could see parents submitting email addresses for their children, setting profiles of younger users automatically to "private" and creating a closed section for those under 18.
Mr Cooper went on: "We're joining forces to find the most effective ways to keep young children off these sites and to protect the kids who do use them."
Social networking sites have developed which are specific only to each user's interests -future developments could see similar applications used for schools and community groups.
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