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Facebook Getting Safer

Posted Oct 17, 07 2:33 PM CDT in US,  Technology 

(Newser) – Facebook will roll out new protections against online predators, CNN reports, after an investigation by New York's attorney general last month blasted the site for "significant defects." The improvements include a new disclosure for parents and an easier process for reporting unwanted advances. Facebook will also appoint (and pay) an independent examiner to keep tabs on the site's progress.

Andrew Cuomo, who launched the Facebook investigation, said he is pleased with the new steps. "I think it's fair to say that Facebook will have the safest interaction of its kind in the marketplace," Cuomo says. The New York AG says his office is now working with other sites to improve safety, but declined to name the specific sites.

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Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg smiles at his office in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 file photo. Facebook has announce plans to improve its predator reporting system. (AP...   (Associated Press)
The popular online social networking site, Facebook, plans to implement new methods of reporting potential online predators.   (Shutterstock.com)
New Jersey state Attorney General Anne Milgram speaks at a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, to announce the arrests of 41 people in New Jersey on child porn charges. Those arrested...   (Associated Press)
File photo of Mark Zuckerber, the founder of Facebook, a networking tool for college students that has become very popular, including attracting those who would use it for fraud or other illicit activities.   (KRT Photos)
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