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| Youths held over Bebo fight plans | Youths held over Bebo fight plans |
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| Six people aged 14 and 15 have been arrested for allegedly using a social networking website to organise fights between rival gangs across Derby. | |
| Police said they acted on intelligence the youngsters used Bebo to arrange the fights between November and January. | Police said they acted on intelligence the youngsters used Bebo to arrange the fights between November and January. |
| The youths were questioned about the fights and their postings on the web. | The youths were questioned about the fights and their postings on the web. |
| They were released on police bail, but five will face final warnings and be made to sign acceptable behaviour contracts, said a force spokesman. | They were released on police bail, but five will face final warnings and be made to sign acceptable behaviour contracts, said a force spokesman. |
| 'Preventative action' | 'Preventative action' |
| Nobody was injured in the confrontations but police urged parents to be vigilant over what their children are looking at on their computers. | Nobody was injured in the confrontations but police urged parents to be vigilant over what their children are looking at on their computers. |
| Bebo agreed to take the material relating to the fights in Derby off its website. The youths concerned were interviewed by police officers this week. | |
| A police spokesman said: "We have taken what we think is early preventative action before it gets serious. | |
| "Some people think the internet is private but it's a public place and if they are posting messages which could lead to disorder then that's something we will take a keen interest in." | "Some people think the internet is private but it's a public place and if they are posting messages which could lead to disorder then that's something we will take a keen interest in." |