E-commerce trade group NetChoice on Tuesday weighed in on this week's pledge by MySpace and a collection of state attorneys general to work jointly on ways to keep children safe on social networking sites.
The roadmap outlined by MySpace at a press briefing on Monday is "a far better solution than some misguided legislative proposals that would be impossible to implement effectively," NetChoice Executive Director Steve DelBianco said.
"Industry players have grown increasingly concerned about the safety and welfare of the millions of children that use these platforms every day, and have been exploring ways to make social networking safe for Americans of all ages," he said.
The only way to truly protect Web-surfing youngsters "is for industry, government, nonprofits and parents to work together to educate kids and to pursue and control predators" and the statement by MySpace and the states would do just that, he said.
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