New York Investigating Facebook’s Safety Rules

NEW YORK INVESTIGATING FACEBOOK'S SAFETY RULES
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Anne Bernard]
The New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo (D), is investigating whether Facebook, the online social networking site, is misleading users by promoting itself as a place where high school students and younger children are safe from adult sexual predators. Yesterday, the attorney general’s office issued a subpoena to the company requesting documents related to the security that Facebook promises to its 42 million users and how it resolves complaints. The subpoena is part of an investigation in which investigators from Mr. Cuomo’s office, posing as young teenagers, set up profiles on Facebook and received online sexual advances from adults within days, prosecutors said. No charges have been filed against the company, which said yesterday that it was taking the allegations seriously. The attorney general’s office is investigating whether Facebook’s advertising and statements to users are “materially misleading” under state laws that prohibit deceptive business practices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/nyregion/25facebook.html
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