NYC may ban sex predators from online social sites
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New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States' first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials
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By David Gambacorta, Philadelphia Daily News  Jun. 13--Research has taught the Child Predator Unit this much: One in five girls and one in five boys will be sexually propositioned online during their early adolescence.
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The popular online hangout MySpace said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders, the site's latest attempt to address complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens.
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A closer look at the privacy issue It has recently been reported that Attorneys Generals from about a dozen US States, including Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania have demanded that News Corporation's social networking site MySpace voluntarily deliver a list of all sex offenders who have registered for or used the MySpace social networking service.â¦
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 19--Anyone not stuck in a bunker the last few years knows the perniciousness of sexual predators who stalk the Internet for young victims. In some cases, like that of a 15-year-old Cary boy, the end of the story is violation by an adult.
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News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) MySpace said on  Tuesday it will offer in the next 30 days a technology to  identify and block convicted sex offenders from the popular  online social network.
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CHICAGO _ For the first time, Facebook.com is facing the realities of being used by would-be predators.
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By Tulsa World, Okla.  May 28--Many older users may be leery about safety when using MySpace. That's understandable, as media reports about online predators often single out such social networking sites as prime vehicles for these criminals.
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Sex offenders could be forced to register their e-mail addresses and chatroom names, the government says.
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TechWeb - The popular social networking site is taking steps to protect its young users.
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Seven convicted sex offenders with profiles on MySpace.com have been arrested in what Texas officials said was the country's first large-scale crackdown of registered offenders who use the social networking Web site.
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell wants sex offenders to register their e-mail accounts and online identities. While this gesture might score McDonnell political points for appearing tough on predators, it will do little to protect children.
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Connecticut legislators want to force social-networking sites to verify users' ages and lock down parents' permission before minors can post personal profiles. By the Associated Press.
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News Corp.'s  MySpace said on  Tuesday it will offer in the next 30 days a technology to  identify and block convicted sex offenders from the popular  online social network.
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MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders with profiles on the popular social networking Web site &#151; more than four times the number cited by the company two months ago, officials in two states Tuesday.
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Parole violations Just weeks after social network MySpace asked for advice on how to legally hand over information about sex offenders using its pages, law enforcement authorities have started to make arrests.â¦
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell said Monday he will seek legislation requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online identities with the state to help MySpace and other online hangouts more easily block access.