MySpace Predators Overblown

dana boyd points to a recent study on predators on MySpace.

From the post:

"Prof. Larry Rosen, a psych prof over at Cal State, has just released data on MySpace and predators showing that the fear is completely overblown (duh). The press release is here. A longer report is here. Some of the findings are:

• Only 7% of those teens interviewed were ever approached by anyone with a sexual intent and nearly all of them simply ignored the person and blocked him from their page.
• Two-thirds of the parents were sure that there were many sexual predators on MySpace, while only one-third of the teenagers shared this concern.
• When asked about media coverage, 66% of the parents felt that it was either understated or close to the truth.
• Conversely, 58% of the teens felt it was vastly overblown."