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*Many adults have criticized MySpace as being a hotbed for pedophiles and other undesirable users.  
 
*Many adults have criticized MySpace as being a hotbed for pedophiles and other undesirable users.  
 
*Many users do not know how much or how little information to put online, sometimes causing them to put far too much personal information online, where anyone can read it. <ref>[http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php/id;1561163121;fp;16;fpid;0 "Mr. Safety keeps watch on MySpace security"]</ref>
 
*Many users do not know how much or how little information to put online, sometimes causing them to put far too much personal information online, where anyone can read it. <ref>[http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php/id;1561163121;fp;16;fpid;0 "Mr. Safety keeps watch on MySpace security"]</ref>
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* Some employers have begun to research prospective employees by browsing their MySpace sites, possibly affecting their chance at being hired. <ref>[http://www.bju.edu/collegian/index.php?issue=104&article=1084 Facebook, MySpace impact employee hiring], The Collegian Staff, Bob Jones University, Accessed October 30, 2008</ref>
 
*Others have criticized it for being the very demise of real-life relationships, instead forcing those relationships onto the internet.
 
*Others have criticized it for being the very demise of real-life relationships, instead forcing those relationships onto the internet.
 
*Several people have voiced complaints of teenagers posting suggestive or otherwise inappropriate pictures of themselves.  They claim that Myspace has not done enough to protect minors from the dangers associated with the internet.  Myspace responded by implementing a "private" setting for profiles, blocking access to strangers, but this and other security features have done little to sway critics.  
 
*Several people have voiced complaints of teenagers posting suggestive or otherwise inappropriate pictures of themselves.  They claim that Myspace has not done enough to protect minors from the dangers associated with the internet.  Myspace responded by implementing a "private" setting for profiles, blocking access to strangers, but this and other security features have done little to sway critics.  
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