Facebook settles New York child safety probe

FACEBOOK SETTLES NEW YORK CHILD SAFETY PROBE
[SOURCE: Reuters]
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that Facebook, the fast-growing social network Web site, has agreed to settle a child safety probe. The site has come under fire from state regulators for failing to do more to police their sites against adults who prey on teenagers, one of the biggest groups using social network sites. Under the terms of the settlement, Facebook has agreed to begin addressing any complaint within 24 hours of being told of inappropriate content -- involving such things as nudity, profanity or harassment -- by a user or e-mail correspondent. The company will tell the complaining party the steps it has taken within 72 hours when the complaint has been submitted via an independent e-mail. In addition, the company has agreed to allow an independent examiner to oversee how Facebook handles such complaints. The attorney general will have a say in who gets hired as examiner. The examiner will report to the New York attorney general every six months over a two-year period on Facebook's compliance.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1539478220071016

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