The government is considering introducing new guidelines in order to control, and make social media network entities such as MySpace, Facebook & Bebo safer for users.

When you have close to 200 million members covering these respective social networking portals, it’s imperative that safe and protective measures be introduced. Hence the Australian Communications and Media Authority recommendations which appear to be aimed at the younger generation that suggest ’default private profiles be introduced for users under 18′, and ‘increasing the reporting mechanisms for bullying/anti-social behaviour’.

“The guidelines aim to ensure the online social networking experience remains a positive one by providing good practice recommendations to online social networking providers to assist them in providing proper protections for their users,” said Chapman.

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