are sex offenders allowed to have facebook?
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Sex offenders are allowed to use all social media, Supreme Court rules. ... The justices unanimously ruled that it's fine for convicted sex offenders to use social media sites such as Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn, as long as they aren't breaking the law while doing so.
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Inmates typically access Facebook two ways: either they have someone on the outside manage their profiles for them or the inmates access Facebook directly through a contraband cell phone. ... These documents revealed that Facebook routinely, and explicitly, took down profiles because inmates broke prison regulations.
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Every inmate has a USB stick, a username and password. They can access the internet, but only certain sites. Facebook is not allowed, for example. They can also make calls from their cell rather than go onto the landing to use the phone, they can download films and music, and they can play computer games.
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It's against the Terms of Service. Facebook only allows one account per user, and it is supposed to be in your "real" name. ... Facebook has made it impossible to create a fake profile, even for our own safety.
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The anonymity of confession pages is at the core of their appeal, and they use a simple workaround to Facebook's general insistence that people use their real identity on the social network. Students who set up confessional pages must do so under their real names, as per Facebook policy.
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Yes, a school district can ban some sex offenders from school grounds. ... A school district can also prohibit any person designated as a Level 3 sex offender from being on school property, regardless of the victim's age, while that offender is released on parole or is placed on probation or conditional discharge.
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Hawaii is one of 20 states that doesn't restrict where a sex offender can live. There are also no laws that prevent them from going near schools, child care or parks. Nishimoto said the measure “brings us in line with other jurisdictions, other municipalities, what other states are doing.”
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In the state of Florida, all sex offenders are prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of any school, day care or park -- unless said sex offender was convicted before the state law went into effect.
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No, sex offenders usually cannot go to amusement parks. ... There may be some cases where an offender doesn't fall into a legal prohibition or isn't flagged by the amusement park for their criminal record, so you should assume that convicted sex offenders may be present in a park.
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A convicted sex offender in Texas cannot live or loiter within 1,000 feet (about one block) of childcare facilities, schools or the home of the victim in the offender's case. The state parole board in Texas determines such distances, which also restrict where an offender can visit.
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Supreme Court says sex offenders can access social media. WASHINGTON — Social networking websites have become such an important source of information that even sex offenders should not be barred from social media, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday.
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Speaking as a convicted, registered sex offender, as a general rule, yes. ... Usually, this limits the offender to a single device which must be able to be monitored by the government-selected company, unless other devices are specifically approved by the probation officer.
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It is NOT against Missouri law for a sex offender to use or access social media but most of the social media platforms have their own rules/policies prohibiting any convicted sex offender from having an account.
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A sex offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of any school, childcare facility, or place where children gather. A registered sex offender cannot live within 2,000 feet of a school.
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Florida law states that all people convicted of a sex crime against minors are considered sexual offenders. ... That same offender would have to provide school officials a written request to attend school functions, such as award ceremonies or other events.
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Most states do not have laws that specifically prohibit inmates from using social media, though all states prohibit them from possessing cellphones — and many inmates access social media using contraband phones. Others rely on a third party to post for them. (Most prisoners do not have access to computers.
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In many states, sex offenders must report their place of employment or schooling, which may then be listed online alongside their home address. ... If a registered sex offender moves to another state, he or she must provide written notice of relocation to local police within a narrow window of time.