Facebook and Florida Agree On Internet Safeguards for Youth

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has announced that Florida has joined 48 states and the District of Columbia in an agreement with Facebook, the popular Internet social networking site. The agreement focuses on several changes Facebook will make to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content and to participate in a task force on implementation of age and identity verification software.

“All too often, children are careless about what they share with strangers online, and we must continue working to protect our children from predators who may exploit social networking sites to locate their next victim,” he said.

As a result of the agreement, Facebook has agreed to make several changes, including a measure of protection to address a behavior known as “grooming,” where predators lie about their age online in order to seduce victims.

To read more click on the Florida Attorney General’s website.