MySpace tightens age restrictions

The new restrictions aim to make it more difficult for older users to befriend younger members previously unknown to them.

Users of 18 and above will no longer be able to request to be added to a 14 or 15 year-old's group of friends unless they already know the teenager's e-mail address or full name.

Members will also be given an option that will mean they can only be contacted by users within their age group.

In addition, all users, no matter what their age, will also be given the option of making only partial profiles available to people they do not know. Read all the facts and figures here > MySpace tightens age restrictions