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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>>
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WCAX-TV Vermont - Tue Dec 1, 1:01 pm ET
Associated Press - December 1, 2009 12:55 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say more than 3,500 sex offenders registered in New York have been kicked off Facebook and MySpace as the result of a...
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The Ithaca Journal - Tue Dec 1, 4:21 pm ET
ALBANY -- More than 3,500 registered New York sex offenders have been purged from the social-networking sites Facebook and MySpace, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today.
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WSYR 9 Syracuse - Tue Dec 1, 11:38 am ET
More than 3,500 registered sex offenders have been purged from social networking sites Facebook and MySpace. The move is the first sweep since the state's new “e-STOP” law went into...
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Gothamist - Tue Dec 1, 3:58 pm ET
Sex offenders love networking on Facebook and MySpace just like everybody else, but a 2008 law called the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) put tight restrictions on their Internet use—especially if their prior offense involved a minor. In the first major crackdown since the law went into effect, 3,533 registered New York state sex offenders have been purged from ...
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WROC Rochester - Tue Dec 1, 11:35 am ET
More than 3,500 registered New York state sex offenders have been taken off of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.
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WRGB Albany - Tue Dec 1, 10:56 am ET
NEW YORK -- A new state law targeting sex offenders online has helped purge more than 3,500 registered New York state sex offenders from social networking sites Facebook and MySpace, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
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Jambar - Tue Dec 1, 1:28 pm ET
Over the past five years, I've kept a slew of social networking accounts: Friendster, Livejournal, three different Twitters, Facebook and the increasingly useless MySpace. Yesterday, a friend of mine accurately described MySpace as a 'ghost town.' Despite there being millions of registered users, every time I log into my MySpace, I feel incredibly lonely; whenever I look at my profile, virtual ...
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Valleywag - Tue Dec 1, 1:59 pm ET
About 3,500 New York sex offenders have been kicked off Facebook and MySpace after identifying their accounts under a new state law. And, go figure, like 80 percent of them were on Facebook. Even sex...
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Mashable - Tue Dec 1, 1:17 pm ET
Social networks have been in the precarious position of having to deal with sex offenders since their early days, but as a result of new laws being passed around the country, several local governments now also play a role in keeping predators off the likes of Facebook and MySpace . Today, New York state reports that a registry they set up that requires convicted sex offenders to provide social ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu Dec 3, 5:31 pm ET
A Monroeville man is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met on MySpace.com, according to Allegheny County police.
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fri Dec 4, 12:29 am ET
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WBNG Binghamton - Tue Dec 1, 10:34 am ET
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced 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 since the state’s new Electronic Securing and Targeting of Online Predators Act (“e-STOP”) went into effect.