Nicole offers a disconcerting lack of skepticism in this piece, which claims that MySpace is safe for children, based upon the results of a News Corp-funded study:
A National School Boards Association (NSBA) study, which was funded in party by Microsoft, News Corp. and Verizon, have concluded that social networking sites like MySpace and Bebo are far more harmless than most parents (and the government) currently think.
Lest we forget, News Corp owns MySpace. If this kind of industry-funded report reminds you of the safety reports regularly conducted by the tobacco lobby into the dangers of smoking, it’s with good reason.
It’s not that MySpace may not be safe for kids– it very well may be. It’s just that such a conclusion should be taken with a grain of salt when it comes from News Corp.
via MySpace is Safe After All.
