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By Denise Witmer, About.com Guide to Parenting Teens since 1997

Teen's MySpace Becomes a Problem with the FBI

Monday October 16, 2006
According to a Seattle Times article, a 14-year-old teenage girl posted threats against President Bush on her MySpace account. She replaced it soon after she found out that it was a crime to do so, but it was too late. The FBI caught it and questioned her. Here is the perfect example of why you need to be on top of what your teen is doing online. If he/she has a MySpace, check it. Talk to him/her about what is allowed and what isn't allowed when he/she is online. Here's 3 things parent's need to tell their blogging teens.

Related Resource: Myspace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens And Parents

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October 27, 2006 at 6:44 pm
(1) lexi&mads says:

Stop wreaking the lifes of teens let them be free its not every teens fault that they gave out there number and address……DUH!!!!!

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