There are plenty of internet predators out there. The popular website myspace has been in the hot seat because such internet predators have been posing on myspace to seduce young people. Many people would like to blame myspace for the crimes committed by the site's users. However I would like to disagree.

Social sites are very popular. Internet users usually look for a place to belong and be somebody. There will always be a site like myspace. Before myspace there were issues (and there still are cases) with chat rooms like those hosted by Yahoo.

The web is not the criminal. The people or organizations are not trying to build sites for illegal or immoral activity. (For the most part). The problem is with the online predators.

Shutdown myspace and there will be another site that takes its place or two or three. Those sites will also have predators trying trick young internet users. The blame is on these predators. Users of these sites need to be educated and be careful.

Shutting down myspace, or adding restrictions or censorship to it will not slow down a determined online predator. Myspace becomes a target for criticism due to its popularity.

In today's media popularity becomes a liability if any bad publicity comes out. However, I would like to conclude by summing up and saying that myspace is not a fault.

Matt Christensen
http://www.mattchristensen.net