MySpace being sued for $30 Million
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MySpace being sued for $30 Million
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/interne...ion=cnn_latest
Teen sues MySpace alleging sexual assault
Tuesday, June 20, 2006; Posted: 11:53 a.m. EDT (15:53 GMT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.
The girl says a 19-year-old man lied in his profile about being a senior on a football team to gain her trust and phone number.
Pete Solis was arrested in May on a charge of sexual assault of a child. He could not immediately be reached Monday evening.
The suit alleges that MySpace has "absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users."
"(MySpace) has got to take this seriously," said attorney Carl Barry, who is representing the girl and her mother. The suit seeks $30 million.
In a statement, MySpace said it is committed to the safety of its members.
"We take aggressive measures to protect our members," said Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer. "Ultimately, Internet safety is a shared responsibility. We encourage everyone on the Internet to engage in smart Web practices and have open family dialogue about how to apply offline lessons in the online world."
Tuesday, June 20, 2006; Posted: 11:53 a.m. EDT (15:53 GMT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.
The girl says a 19-year-old man lied in his profile about being a senior on a football team to gain her trust and phone number.
Pete Solis was arrested in May on a charge of sexual assault of a child. He could not immediately be reached Monday evening.
The suit alleges that MySpace has "absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users."
"(MySpace) has got to take this seriously," said attorney Carl Barry, who is representing the girl and her mother. The suit seeks $30 million.
In a statement, MySpace said it is committed to the safety of its members.
"We take aggressive measures to protect our members," said Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer. "Ultimately, Internet safety is a shared responsibility. We encourage everyone on the Internet to engage in smart Web practices and have open family dialogue about how to apply offline lessons in the online world."
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I fawking hate people like this...why is it $30 Million, and if they win how much will the kid see??? Probably none. These fucking get rich quick things. MySpace hopefully wins and won't have to pay a penny.
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That's not true. You can easily set you profile to private and the only people that can view your profile are your "friends." It's up to her whether she accepts and returns messages with someone and adds them as a friend.
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Originally Posted by spankaveli
That's not true. You can easily set you profile to private and the only people that can view your profile are your "friends." It's up to her whether she accepts and returns messages with someone and adds them as a friend.
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One day you people will understand why people sue for obscene amounts of money. No one expects to get 30 million from a lawsuit but if myspace can settle for 1 or 2 million, do you think they're going to turn it down? The lawyer gets 35-50% and after that the kid still has a good chunk of change to go to the bank with.
Edit: It's the same reason why people ask too much for cars. If someone's asking 5k for a car and they're willing to take 3,500, when some low-baller comes along and offers 4k, the person still gets more than what they wanted to get.
Edit: It's the same reason why people ask too much for cars. If someone's asking 5k for a car and they're willing to take 3,500, when some low-baller comes along and offers 4k, the person still gets more than what they wanted to get.
