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Youths held over Bebo fight plans | Youths held over Bebo fight plans |
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Six teenagers aged 14 and 15 have been arrested for allegedly using a social networking website to organise fights between rival gangs across Derby. | Six teenagers 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. | 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. | 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." |
A spokeswoman from Bebo said: "Unfortunately, anti-social behaviour is an aspect of the society we live in. | |
"Bebo has strict terms of use which users agree to at the point of registration, under which inappropriate or illegal communications are strictly forbidden. | |
"Content which comes to our attention that contravenes those terms is immediately suspended and investigated." |