Georgia senator proposes law to limit minors access to social networking sites

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Georgia senator proposes law to limit minors access to social networking sites

01-30-2007, 11:16 AM,

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Georgia senator proposes law to limit minors access to social networking sites

Quote:A Georgia senator worried about the safety of young teenagers who log on to Internet social networking sites such as MySpace.com and FaceBook.com has proposed a bill that would force such companies to tighten up their access to minors.

The measure would make it illegal for the owner or operator of a social networking Web site to allow minors to create or maintain a Web page without parental permission. Senate Bill 59 also would force MySpace.com and FaceBook.com to allow parents or guardians to have access to their childrens Web pages at all times.

Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon), the bills sponsor, said that while he believes parents should be actively involved and aware of their childrens activities, the social networking companies also should be held accountable for the safety of minors...

full article: http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-...nts_r.html

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