MySpace Implicated In 30 Million Dollar Lawsuit

One thing about social networking sites is the “social” nature of them. People of all ages can come together at a common site and network.

Myspace.com is being sued for 30 million dollars because a 14 year old female member of the website was sexually assaulted by a member after lying about being a senior in high school that played football. In reality it was 19 year old Pete Solis.

Very few details were given on what type of sexual assault occurred.

The suit alleges that MySpace has “absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users.” and was filed by the girl and her mother.

I’m going to play devil’s advocate here and say that I think this lawsuit shouldn’t go to court and that Myspace should countersue this girl’s mother for being negligent of her own daughter’s actions on the internet. She should have been a responsible enough parent to supervise or have parental controls on the computer to assure this didn’t happen.

Most kids already know not to give their phone numbers to strangers. Obviously “mom” forget to teach her that simple safety rule, too.

What is your opinion on this? Do you think this is grounds for a lawsuit against Myspace?

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