STUDY: MySpace safe for children

MIAMI (AP) — A study conducted in part by a Florida Atlantic professor shows most underage users of MySpace.com don't display information or photos that could attract pedophiles, but a sizable percentage still post potentially provocative photos.

The popular social networking site connects almost 150 million users. About a quarter of them are under 18. The site has been met in recent years with disapproval from parents to teachers to law enforcement.

Experts warn that sites like MySpace.com leave underage users prey to unwanted sexual advances from pedophiles and online stalkers if protections aren't taken.

Justin Patchin, assistant is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He says his study shows kids are using MySpace responsibly."

Patchin conducted the study with Sameer Hinduja, a criminology professor at Florida Atlantic University.