The attorneys general of 48 states and the District of Columbiaannounced May 8 that the social networking Web site Facebook hasagreed to make changes to better protect minors from inappropriatecontent and online preditors.
The group of 49 attorneys general formed a panel 2006 to makesocial networking safer for the nation's minors. Texas AttorneyGeneral Greg Abbot was the only one to withhold participation.
The agreement with Facebook is similar to an agreement announcedin January with the Web site MySpace.
"This is another milestone in our efforts to ensure young peopleare safe on the Internet," said Arizona Attorney General TerryGoddard. "Facebook's agreement to embrace key principles of Internetsafety means that two of the largest social networking sites in theU.S. have now voluntarily set standards aimed to protect youngpeople."
Changes agreed to by Facebook include providing automatic warningmessages to keep users from giving out personal information,restricting the ability of users to change the age listed on theirprofile and allowing users under 18 to block any users over 18 fromcontacting them.
Facebook also has agreed to regularly sever any links topornographic or adult-themed Web sites.
Any groups that are found to contain pornographic or otherinappropriate content will be expelled from the site.
"We live in an age in which communication is transforming. Morepeople share information online than ever before," Chris Kelly,Facebook's chief privacy officer, stated in a May 8 press release."Privacy and safety are a core part of helping individuals shareinformation with the people who matter to them most. Society musteducate its youth about safe practices on the Internet and empowerits children to act responsibly."
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