AG: Facebook agrees to make changes
Attorney General Jon Bruning joined 48 other attorneys general in announcing that social-networking site Facebook agreed to changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content.
Facebook agreed to:
* Provide automatic warning messages when a child is in danger of giving personal information to an unknown adult;
* Restrict the ability of users to change their listed ages;
* Act more aggressively to remove inappropriate content and groups from the site, and
* Require third-party vendors to follow Facebook’s safety and privacy guidelines.
“We know predators use Facebook and other social sites to prey on children," Bruning said in a statement. "Facebook's changes will help provide a safer online environment for Nebraska’s kids.”
The agreement is similar to one that MySpace reached in January with 49 states and the District of Columbia.
MySpace agreed to head a task force, which Facebook has joined, to explore and develop age and identity identification for social networking sites.
Bruning said Web safety is a priority for his office.
Facebook agreed to:
* Provide automatic warning messages when a child is in danger of giving personal information to an unknown adult;
* Restrict the ability of users to change their listed ages;
* Act more aggressively to remove inappropriate content and groups from the site, and
* Require third-party vendors to follow Facebook’s safety and privacy guidelines.
“We know predators use Facebook and other social sites to prey on children," Bruning said in a statement. "Facebook's changes will help provide a safer online environment for Nebraska’s kids.”
The agreement is similar to one that MySpace reached in January with 49 states and the District of Columbia.
MySpace agreed to head a task force, which Facebook has joined, to explore and develop age and identity identification for social networking sites.
Bruning said Web safety is a priority for his office.
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