Social networking websites run rampant in the world of the World Wide Web and there are many legitimate uses that a person can have for all major websites, like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo or Xanga. Unfortunately, not everyone does have good intentions, but instead there are those people who carry the concept of social networking to feed their own habits - stalkers finding an innocent teenager to stalk and prey on, groomers who look for adolescents to commit their next crime, and others who only use social networking websites as a way to continue statistics of crime

Age Restrictions There are age restrictions to using Myspace and you cannot have a Facebook account if you are young. The age restrictions for Myspace, however, include not being able to create an account unless you are at least 14 years old. On the other hand, Facebook's Terms state that users can use a Facebook account if they are 13 years of age or older. The age requirement for Bebo and Xanga is also 13 years old. It has been reported that almost a quarter of children aged between eight and twelve have been evading the age restrictions that have been put in place on Facebook, Bebo and MySpace.These results were taken from a poll commissioned by Garlik; it shows that over 75,000 children are illicitly using the sites. The alarming fact shows that children are allowing themselves to become exposed to communicate with strangers. Tom Ilube, chief executive of Garlik has said “The fact that parents feel compelled to monitor their children on this scale should send a powerful message to the big social networking sites.”