MySpace caves to AGs

MySpace in deal with 8 state attorneys general:

If you haven’t heard by now MySpace has acquiesced to the 8 state attorneys general asking for all the information MySpace has on each state’s sex offenders. Now don’t get me wrong, I have no interest in protecting SOs. However, I do have a problem with politicians putting on a big show and pointing the finger at something that’s not the problem while preying on the fears of uninformed voters.

For example…

But some attorneys general urged the company to take more actions to protect minors.

“While conveying this information to us is a good first step, MySpace needs to do more, including implementing an effective age verification system that will make the site considerably safer,” Ohio AG Marc Dann said in a statement.

I say parents need to do more to keep their underage kids off of MySpace. I say that Attorney Generals need to do more to keep sex offenders behind bars. Unfortunately, talk like that doesn’t get AG’s re-elected.

Thanks to Pat for the link.