Facebook Ordered to Increase Security Safeguards

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Facebook will implement new safeguards to protect children on the site from sexual predators, obscene content and harassment. The company's action follows a subpoena issued by the New York attorney general's office that warned Facebook it could face consumer fraud charges for failing to live up to its claims that youngsters on the site were safer from sexual predators than on most sites...

Under the terms of the settlement, Facebook will begin enforcing its safety procedures by responding to user complaints about nudity, pornography, harassment or unwelcome contact within 24 hours. It will also allow an independent safety and security examiner, approved by the New York State Attorney General, to report on Facebook's compliance for two years...

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