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Sex Convicts May Face Internet Ban

Posted Jan 29, 08 6:45 PM CST in Arts & Living,  Crime & Courts,  Technology 

(Newser) – New York's 25,000 convicted sex criminals will be banned from Facebook and MySpace if a bill unveiled today becomes law, CNET reports. Dubbed E-Stop, the legislation requires sex convicts to submit online identities and screen names so participating sites can block them. Those who committed a sex crime over the Internet would have usage controlled by the state's parole board.

Facebook and MySpace applauded the measure. "This bill complements technology we've already put in place to remove registered sex offenders from our community," MySpace's security officer said. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and two state lawmakers presented the bill, saying kids today are in much greater danger than in generations past.
Source: CNET

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Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg smiles at his office in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
An image advertising MySpace.com is seen projected on a screen during NewsCorp's Global Energy Initiative in New York in this May 9, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)   (Associated Press)
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, right, speaks to the media at his office in this Nov. 26, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, file)   (Associated Press)
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Thursday, July 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)   (Associated Press)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Friday, June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)   (Associated Press)
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