Is myspace safe or dangerous?

Question

i want a myspace but i cant convince my parents to get me one..... any help or information that may help me?

Answer 1

its pretty safe

myspace has a bunch of rules on there to protect the peops that use it

you can make your profile private nd add the people that you kno

no strangers at all. make sure that you also mark the box where it says only have 18 or younger people contact you

so when they try adding you they'll need to kno your last name

same thing with messages

im sure itll be safe

btw how old are you? lol

Answer 2

well that depends on how old you are, and if you are a kid who likes to click on everything just to see what it does and if you are easily tricked by spammers into installing malicious software onto your computer

all it takes is one wrong click and your entire computer's security is vulnerable, including bank account numbers and anything else you keep on your computer

but then again, the same holds true no matter what site you are talking about (even yahoo answers!) - spammers are everywhere on every site - trying to make money off people who click on things they shouldnt be clicking on

so tell your parents, if they are worried about you using myspace, then they also have to worry about you using every other website in the world (including yahoo answers) - it's not like online preditors ONLY use myspace... that would just be silly....

Answer 3

explain to them that most things can be privated

such as pictures, videos, even your profile

so only you and friends can see..

just re-assure them that if anyone adds you that you havnt met/friends with that you'll DECLINE.

other than that..

its a safe place

just be aware of what you click,

for example.. dont click links none-friends send you

and dont install anything that seems dodgy

Answer 4

MySpace is as safe as yahoo or any other widely used discussion friends type site.

What is NOT SAFE are those LAYOUT sites.

Avoid them.  Everytime I go layout searching I end up with trojans.  My parents have decent software to detect and clean it up.

One time some stupid pop up from some layout site really trashed things, and we had to go back to a restore point (or something, my dad knew what to do).

It was from some layout site, I don't remember which one.

Avoid proxies those are not Safe

So my Dad's rules

- No Proxies

- Do not give personal information out (phone number, real address, or even my school.)

- If you use layout sites restore computer back to a restore point, and run the spyware/virus check stuff.

- Most Important:

NEVER tell someone how to meet up with you, that you meet online.

If you really make a good friend, that you want to meet, do not go by yourself to meet the person.

Answer 5

myspace is as dangerous as you want to make it. If you post S****y pics of you then it's bound to get dangerous since men will try and hit on you. I have a 16 yr old sister who met a boy on myspace. She left her computer on and since I was visiting my mom I wanted to check the theatre hours for a movie. And she forgot to close one of her messages it was this young man who was complimenting her hair and how her lips would look nice on the tip of his p***s. >:[ He told her to meet him in front of the theatres that me and my mother and daughter were suppose to go. We caught them red handed. My mother took my daughter while I took her home and beat the living c**p out of her she could have gotten into serious danger. If you do get one. PLEASE update your settings such as put your page on private, don't allow people to add you unless they know your email or last name.

Answer 6

Sorry, but I have to agree with your parents. MySpace is DANGEROUS. Especially to young girls. There are many sexual predators registered on my space. There is no way of knowing who they are. It would be very easy for them to find you. So no it is NOT safe.