How could it possibly be in Murdoch’s economic interest to “clean it up.”

It’s only in his interest to clean it up to the point at which News Corp doesn’t get sued. Besides, if they really decided to quell all the hormones flying around on MySpace they’d lose their customers. Murdoch is nothing if not a smart businessman, which is why I don’t think we’ll actually see a big crackdown.

Murdoch has always managed to surprise me, however, by doing things that seem counter-intuitive (and are usually completely against my political/moral belief system) but managing to make it work out. Really, the whole thing just makes me nervous. I have friends and acquaintances on MySpace, and even though I don’t participate (no time for one more web site!), I appreciate the anarchic energy of the place.