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The Internet is a very different “place” from the “real” world. Yet, in many ways, the Internet is quite similar to the natural world. People interact in both worlds. People misrepresent who they are in both worlds. However, the misrepresentation in the Internet world can be carried much farther, over a more extended period of time, because there is no way to prove the truth or falsity of how someone is representing themselves without real life contact with the person. Indeed, it is only at the moment when contact crosses over from the virtual contact of the Internet to real life when what seemed to be true online can be revealed very suddenly to have been a lie. This is the moment that must never arrive for a teen whose goal in joining MySpace is enjoyment of the unique social interaction it affords. How can this potentially terrifying and dangerous moment be avoided? It’s really not that difficult to accomplish if you stay aware and make certain that you apply online safety principles recommended by Internet safety experts. But to do that, you have to know what the safety principles are. Educate yourself before you go online.