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UPI - Tue Dec 1, 1:48 pm ET
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of more than 3,500 convicted sex offenders living in New York state, authorities said.
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Wired News - Tue Dec 1, 2:10 pm ET
Facebook and MySpace terminate the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York after they submit the account information required by the state's 2008 e-STOP law.
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Poughkeepsie Journal - Wed Dec 2, 3:11 am ET
ALBANY — More than 3,500 registered New York sex offenders, including 67 in Dutchess County and 51 in Ulster County, have been purged from the social-networking sites Facebook and MySpace, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
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New York Post - Tue Dec 1, 3:28 pm ET
Authorities say more than 3,500 sex offenders registered in New York have been kicked off Facebook and MySpace as the result of a new state law. In 2008, New York began requiring sex crime convicts to register their e-mail addresses, as well as thei...
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Register-Star - Wed Dec 2, 3:26 am ET
A total of 79 registered sex offenders in Columbia and Dutchess counties have had their accounts purged from the social networking sites Facebook and MySpace.
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The Daily & Sunday Review - Wed Dec 2, 4:12 am ET
BY THE REVIEW TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. - New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that more than 3,500 registered New York state sex offenders have been purged from social networking sites Facebook and MySpace in the first database sweep
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ClickZ - Thu Dec 3, 2:52 pm ET
The ad-supported service will take on existing ad-funded sites such as We7, and popular client-based streaming service Spotify, for both ad dollars and user attention.
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WTAE-TV Pittsburgh - Thu Dec 3, 8:56 am ET
The woman who police said was preoccupied with a social networking Web site when her 3-year-old daughter fell out of a window has been sentenced to probation.
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Newsday - Tue Dec 1, 3:41 pm ET
Authorities say more than 3,500 sex offenders registered in New York have been kicked off Facebook and MySpace as the result of a new state law.
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WebProNews - Tue Dec 1, 12:21 pm ET
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said today that more than 3,500 registered state sex offenders have been removed for social networking sites Facebook and MySpace. Under New York's e-STOP law, which was written by Cuomo, Facebook was able to identify and disable accounts linked to 2,782 registered New York sex offenders, and MySpace was able to identify and shutdown accounts linked to 1 ...
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Contra Costa Times - Fri Dec 4, 2:37 am ET
With Facebook and MySpace providing the wind beneath their wings, a flock of online game startups have soared in one of Silicon Valley's success stories during the recession. Poll: What's your favorite Facebook game?
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antiMUSIC - 50 minutes ago
"Heartkiller," the new single from Sire Records' hard-rock heroes HIM, will premiere in the United States on MySpace today
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The Inquisitr - Tue Dec 1, 6:31 pm ET
In a move that brings the issue of freedom versus safety online to the forefront, New York state Attorney General Mario Cuomo has announced that 3,500 convicted sex offenders have been removed from Facebook and MySpace collectively. While no one wants to stand up for the kiddie diddlers, it’s a move that makes some (like me, [...]
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Gizmodo - Thu Dec 3, 6:19 am ET
His Holiness is either trying to "get down with the bambini" or he really does enjoy listening to 2PAC's 'Changes' and Muse's 'Uprising.' Presumably he can relate to the lyrics "I'm tired of being...
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WCBS 880 New York - Tue Dec 1, 1:02 pm ET
The sex offenders were kicked off Facebook and MySpace under New York State's Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (eStop). READ MORE>>