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Facebook Sets Bullying, Predator Safeguards Save Email Print
Posted: 4:35 PM May 8, 2008
Last Updated: 4:39 PM May 8, 2008
Reporter: The Associated Press

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Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and Alabama Attorney General Troy King and 47 other attorneys general have agreed to changes with Facebook.

Facebook is the world's second-largest social networking Web site. It's adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies.

The changes include banning convicted sex offenders from the site, limiting older users' ability to search online for subscribers under 18 and joining an existing task force seeking ways to better verify users' ages and identities.

Hood's office said there are steps in place to view Facebook's privacy policy.
No registration is needed.

1. Go to Facebook.com
2. Inside the "Sign up for Facebook" box click on Privacy Policy. This should pull up the "Facebook Principles" page.
3. Under the second heading "Safe use of Facebook" click on the click here option that is highlighted in blue. This will re-direct you to the "Facebook Safety" page.
4. Scroll down to the "For Parents" section to get tips on keeping your children safe online. Further down the page there is a Frequently Asked Questions section for parents. Clicking on any of these links will bring up answers to the questions.

If you believe that Facebook might have any information from or about a child under 13 you may contact them at info@facebook.com.

Facebook has more than 70 million active users worldwide.

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