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Wasden: Facebook to target predators

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May 8, 2008
        
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Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today announced an agreement between Facebook and Idaho, along with 48 other states and the District of Columbia, to provide new safeguards to protect children on the popular social networking site from sexual predators and inappropriate content. “I look... [read full story]                    

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Facebook to Shield Children

redorbit.com
May 11, 2008
        

By Brad Stone The online social network Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 U.S. state attorneys general to institute a broad set of principles intended to protect young users from online predators and inappropriate material. ... The company will require users...

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Facebook to let users carry profiles with them

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May 11, 2008
        

Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites. ... Facebook, which has about 70 million users worldwide, unveiled its plans the...

                   

Protection from predators — Attorneys general insulating Facebook

bdtonline.com
May 11, 2008
        

Bluefield Daily Telegraph While dangers to youths still abound on the Internet, parents can now breathe a sigh of relief with the implementation of new safeguards to the world’s second-most popular social networking site, Facebook. The new initiatives are designed to...

                   

Facebook steps up safeguards against predators.

tvnz.co.nz
May 10, 2008
        

Popular social networking site Facebook has bowed to pressure to step up its safeguards against bullies and sexual predators ... . Seventy million people trawl Facebook to meet old and make new friends. Amongst the 40 safeguards Facebook is introducing are cutting links...

Facebook adds safeguards

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May 10, 2008
        

The state attorney general is working with Facebook to make the site safer for young users. A total of 49 states have entered into an agreement with the popular social networking site to push through changes and safeguards to protect your kids from predators and inappropriate content online.

                   

Facebook reaches agreement on sex predators

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May 9, 2008
        

Facebook, the world's second-largest social-networking Web site, has reached an agreement with state law enforcement authorities across the country aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. The agreement with attorneys general in 49 states and the District of Columbia would ban...

                   

Facebook Fences Off Bullies, Predators

ecommercetimes.com
May 9, 2008
        

Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyber-bullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday. The measures include banning convicted sex offenders from...

                   

MD Attorney General Is Teaming Up With Facebook

wmdt.com
May 9, 2008
        

Reported By: WMDT Staff ... Maryland Attorney General is teaming up with Facebook to help protect your children. The changes are meant to protect children against sexual predators, fraud and online bullies. The new safeguards include: an automatic warning message when a...

Facebook Agrees to Give Warning Messages to Kids

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May 9, 2008
        

By Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 9--Popular social networking site Facebook has agreed to changes that will help protect children from predators and inappropriate content. ... In an agreement announced Thursday that is similar to one MySpace reached in...

Facebook agrees to give warning messages to kids

jsonline.com
May 9, 2008
        

Popular social networking site Facebook has agreed to changes that will help protect children from predators and inappropriate content. ... In an agreement announced Thursday that is similar to one MySpace reached in January with 49 states and the District of Columbia,...

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