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New York's Slap to the Facebook

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 --... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Mon, Nov 12 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...
25 Sep 07 visit Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators (oag.state.ny.us)  »  techmeme 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...
16 Mar 09 visit Service Via Facebook Shouldn't Always "Count"  »  slashdot Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes "A New Zealand court has allowed a plaintiff to serve papers on a defendant via Facebook, following a similar ruling from an Australian court last year. But as these rulings do not necessarily mean, as...
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...
22 Feb 10 visit Suspension of Disbelief  »  slashdot Frequent Slashdot Contributor Bennett Haselton writes in "A federal judge rules that a student can seek attorney's fees against a high school principal who suspended her for a Facebook page she made at home. Good news, but how could the school have...

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