Facebook Agrees to Obscenity Safeguards
posted 2:03 pm Tue October 16, 2007 - NEW YORK
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement with the popular social networking Web site Facebook to enforce safeguards against obscene content and sexual predators using the site.The agreement calls for Facebook to begin addressing complaints of nudity or pornography or unwelcome contact within 24 hours of receiving them, and reporting to the complainant within 72 hours on what steps it has taken. It also calls for Facebook to allow an independent party — approved by Cuomo's office — to report on its compliance to the new safeguards for two years.
The company, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif., and has about 47 million users, must post the safety procedures on its Web site.
The company, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif., and has about 47 million users, must post the safety procedures on its Web site.
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