Facebook Child Protection

San Francisco, CA: (Oct-15-07) The New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought charges against Facebook Inc., over a child safety probe targeting the fast growing social network site. Cuomo stated that he had subpoenaed Facebook in September 2007, seeking to learn what more the social networking site could do to protect young users from sexual predators. He also alleged that the site failed to respond promptly to user complaints about such safety. Sources state that social networks MySpace, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., and Facebook have come under fire from state regulators for failing to do more to police their sites against adults who prey on teenagers, one of the biggest groups using social network sites. Currently, Facebook is under investigation by a working group of attorneys general representing all 50 US states. As part of a settlement reached, Facebook Inc. has agreed to resolve allegations. At this time, terms of the deal are not available to the public. [REUTERS: FACEBOOK CHILD PROTECTION]

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Published on Oct-16-07