November 15th, 2007
Prosecutor To Review MySpace Suicide:
The St. Charles, Missouri County Prosecutor, Jack Banas, is saying that there may be criminal charges for the MySpace suicide death of Megan Meier but he also says it’s unlikely.
The county prosecutor says he never saw the complete case file. He doesn’t want to give anyone false hope, but he […]
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November 14th, 2007
MySpace teen on Dr. Phil show:
It seems that our favorite word traveling runaway MySpace teen is back in the news.
Katherine Lester will be on Dr. Phil today and tomorrow to discuss her trials and tribulations. I thought this might set a bad example to teens willing to run away for some MySpace guy but Dr. […]
By Trench -- 40 comments
November 14th, 2007
‘My Space’ hoax ends with suicide of Dardenne Prairie teen:
This one is so heart wrenching as a parent that I’m at a loss for words.
Megan Meier was a 13-year-old girl that had some problems but things were turning around for her. That was until she got a friend request from someone claiming to be, in […]
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November 13th, 2007
Man charged over YouTube threat to high school:
And the copycats and mutants continue to crawl out of the woodwork.
A man from Australia is under arrest for posting a threatening video on YouTube against a Sydney high school. But here’s the weird part…
St Marys detectives, with the help of the education department and international agencies, […]
By Trench -- 6 comments
November 12th, 2007
Video on myspace labelled gun victim as snitch, lawyer says:
23-year-old David Latchana was gunned down outside an Ontario home earlier this month. Apparently it was in retaliation for testifying against Jayson Hay his accused killer. It seems that his death was foretold on a rap track posted on MySpace.
Last week, Peel Regional Police arrested and […]
By Trench -- 4 comments
November 12th, 2007
WE CAUGHT THE MYSPACE PAEDO:
I’m not going to quote the article because I wouldn’t be able to do it any justice.
Anyway the article is about 3 British schoolgirls, Ellie Budd, 15, Olivia Lewis, 16, and Natasha Gavin, 15, who were being sexually harassed on MySpace by 51-year-old Ian Hunter. I couldn’t find a definitive […]
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November 12th, 2007
YouTube law to shame hoons:
Yeah, I don’t know what a hoon is either. Maybe one of my Ozzie readers can enlighten us.
Anyway, if you’re caught street racing in Sydney, Australia not only will your car be confiscated and crushed but the crushing of said car will be posted on YouTube.
Finally someone using YouTube for a […]
By Trench -- 7 comments
November 12th, 2007
Critics blast German YouTube content:
According to the article just about as soon as YouTube Germany launched some were already posting neo-nazi propaganda videos. The problem with that is that pro-nazi speech is illegal in Germany.
It will be interesting to see what YouTube does about this considering they’re owned by an American company. Especially since they […]
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November 11th, 2007
Police: Reno man used Craigslist to lure boys to home:
32-year-old Jason Hunter was arrested on Thursday for using craigslist to lure two teen boys to his home before sexually assaulting one of them.
According to police, the suspect met the two boys, 13 and 15, through Craigslist under the ruse he was a 20-year-old woman.
During online […]
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November 11th, 2007
Phishers Infiltrate MySpace With Gift Card Scheme:
I’m sure you’ve seen those comments that some people leave on MySpace promising a Macy’s Gift card. I just delete those comments but apparently some people are falling for it and are getting phished for their personal info.
The spam scam involves users unknowingly sending their MySpace friends e-mails and […]
By Trench -- 2 comments
November 11th, 2007
Students Expelled For MySpace Photos May File Lawsuit:
The other day I posted a story about five students from Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan that were expelled for posting pictures of them on MySpace posing with guns, drugs and money. Those students are now considering a lawsuit against the school.
The lawyer of four Belleville High […]
By Trench -- 6 comments
November 11th, 2007
The cyber school for killers:
According to the article not only were Dillon Cossey and Pekka-Eric Auvinen YouTube buddies but it seems they belonged to the same pro-Columbine groups on MySpace.
Police do not believe this to have been a coincidence. The two youths are thought to have made contact over two MySpace groups, “RIP Eric and […]
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November 9th, 2007
Should YouTube play the censor and sentinel?:
In the wake of the Jokela High School shooting in Finland News.com has written this article asking if YouTube should censor the parent neglected little balls of hate like Pekka-Eric Auvinen. Before I educate people on the definition of censorship my answer is a a resounding yes.
First of all […]
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November 7th, 2007
5 Expelled From Michigan High School for Gun Photos Posted on MySpace:
Five students from Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan have been expelled for posting pictures of themselves on MySpace posing with guns, drugs, and money.
Van Buren Public Schools Superintendent Pete Lazaroff says the photos shown on the social networking Web site were taken […]
By Trench -- 9 comments
November 7th, 2007
According to a tipster by the name of Jofre this is a link to the Facebook profile of Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the gunman in the shooting at Jokela High School in Finland. Since I’m not in his network I can’t access the actual profile. If someone could grab a screen cap I would appreciate it.
This may […]
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