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Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators (oag.state.ny.us)

Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators  —  Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website.  In a... ...full story at techmeme

from techmeme on Tue, Sep 25 2007

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26 Sep 07 visit NY Attorney General: Facebook not "safe" enough for minors  »  digg New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched an investigation into Facebook over the purported "safety" of the site. Contrary to statements made by the company and its officials, Facebook fails to address complaints about sexual predators and...
12 Nov 07 visit New York's Slap to the Facebook  »  slashdot Frequent Slashdot Contributor Bennett Haselton writes "Last month Facebook had to submit to some ritualistic lashing when New York Attorney General Cuomo accused them of misrepresenting the site's safety features and exposing minors to sexual predators --...
29 Jan 08 visit Facebook, MySpace join NY AG in pushing e-safety bill (InfoWorld)  »  techmeme Facebook, MySpace join NY AG in pushing e-safety bill  —  New York's attorney general and state legislative leaders presented a bill on Tuesday aimed at protecting people from sexual predators on the Internet, and Facebook, MySpace, and...
08 May 08 visit Facebook agrees to child-safety measures  »  the register (uk) Reining in Web 2.0 predators Facebook has reached an agreement with 50 attorneys general to permanently deploy measures designed to rein in pedophiles and other predators on the social networking site.…
25 Sep 07 visit New York State Investigates Facebook (Brad Stone/NYT)  »  techmeme New York State Investigates Facebook  —  Another state attorney general is getting tough with Facebook.  —  In the wake of scrutiny of the hot social network by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, his New...

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