Myspace.com purges 200,000 user profiles

Myspace.com is a virtual home for many teenagers and young adults, but around 200,000 users will be sad to find out that their profile pages have been deleted. News Corp, the parent company of Myspace.com, said it has deleted pages that it considered to be hateful or "risqué". Schools and parental groups have voiced concerns that Myspace pages have crossed the bounds of decency. In some cases, Myspace.com users have even been arrested for their postings.

Myspace allows users to set up profile pages, which are basically miniature websites with photos, a blog and links to their friends. Usually these pages contain harmless ramblings or vacation pictures, but some members have decided to spice up their pages.

But not everything about Myspace can be considered negative. Many members just post profiles with simple biographical information. In addition, celebrities have taken notice of the site's popularity and have set up their own official Myspace pages.

Humphrey Cheung was a senior editor at Tom's Hardware, covering a range of topics on computing and consumer electronics. You can find more of his work in many major publications, including CNN and FOX, to name a few.