Emily Bazelon wrote an article on slate.com about the responsibilities that Facebook and Myspace have when it comes to preventing and handling cyberbullying. My opinion is that they do have a responsibility to monitor and control what gets posted and what profiles and accounts are created daily.
Bazelon found that Myspace had a much better plan of attack against cyberbully's and people who create fake profiles. The privacy settings on Myspace are much more safer for younger children and allow them to block comments and other users more easily then Facebook. Myspace also has people who closely monitor accounts.
Bazelon also explained that after looking at Facebook and talking to their chief security monitor she found out that Facebook doesn't really do much when it comes to answering users about problems with cyberbullies and they rely on Facebook users to report fake or offensive accounts.
For more information the article is here
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