MySpace Weeds-out Risque Content; MySpace takes down rude profiles; Myspace purges 200,000 questionable profiles; and, MySpace culls thousands of profiles, were the first Google news headlines on the fact News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch's MySpace has hacked out "objectionable" profiles.

The move came as News Corps, "steps up efforts to calm fears about the safety of the network for young users," says the Financial Times.

MySpace has lately been the focus of a number of reports in which young girls and women have been attacked by thugs who patrol the site to identify victims.

It's therefore heartening to see Murdoch's minions doing something to clean MySpace up.

But wait!

"News Corp wants to smarten MySpace up to attract more advertisers and marketeers without alienating its users, who are attracted by its slightly anarchic feel," says The Register.

"It is hoping to attract advertising from mainstream brands and is setting up an account team to help sell space across its internet properties."

Also See:
Financial Times- MySpace acts to calm teen safety fears, March 30, 2006
attacked by thugs - Rape suspect MySpace ID, March 26, 2006
The Register - MySpace takes down rude profiles, April 3, 2006