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Title: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: sam on December 02, 2009, 01:23

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Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday.

http://www.physorg.com/news178908953.html

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Rik on December 02, 2009, 09:35

A step in the right direction. Now if they could just close the rest of the accounts... ;D

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Simon on December 02, 2009, 10:59

Won't they just open another account using false details?  :dunno:

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Rik on December 02, 2009, 11:47

Probably.

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Clive on December 02, 2009, 12:32

I have to say that I felt very safe walking through the back streets of New York at midnight.  Not a hint of trouble.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Rik on December 02, 2009, 12:34

Which back streets though, Clive. ;)

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Clive on December 02, 2009, 12:49

Times Square which is at the centre of New York City to 12th Avenue which is where the cruise terminal is situated.  Once you get past 9th Avenue it gets quite dark and lonesome because there is nothing there but apartment blocks.  I expected to see lots of druggies but it was as clean as a whistle.  When I was in NYC back in 1968 I got mugged!   :laugh:

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Simon on December 02, 2009, 12:50

That's because all the villains were on Facebook!  ;D

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Clive on December 02, 2009, 12:53

 :pmsl:

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: Simon on December 02, 2009, 13:04

:ithank:

Title: Re: Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders
Post by: sam on December 02, 2009, 14:34

Quote from: Rik on December 02, 2009, 09:35

A step in the right direction. Now if they could just close the rest of the accounts... ;D

haha