Facebook, MySpace Work With States for Predator Safeguards

With all the commotion over the rise of social networking sites, parental groups and government bodies have been asking for someone to think of the children. In response to rising concerns that Facebook and MySpace have become beacons for sexual predators and bullies, these two leading sites have agreed to add over 40 new safeguards aimed at protecting young users.

Announced today by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the agreement “marks another watershed step toward social networking safety, protecting kids from online predators and inappropriate content.” Officials from Washington, D.C. and 49 states have signed on to the agreement, which took months of negotiations.

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