Breaking: Facebook and 49 Attorney Generals Join Forces: As part of an ongoing joint effort with the Attorneys General of 49 states and DC around online safety, Facebook has agreed to continue and enhance a number of protections that it has deployed on the site centered around inappropriate conduct and content.
According to Chris Kelly, Facebook chief privacy officer: “Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook from its outset. We are proud to join 49 states and the District of Columbia in affirming our commitment to these principles and to continue improving our technology and policy solutions to keep kids safer on Facebook. The Attorneys General have shown great leadership in helping to address the critical issue of Internet safety and we commend them for continuing to set high standards for all players in the online arena.”
The following is a list of safety features and privacy initiatives that Facebook will continue and enhance under the agreement:
- Age and identity identification tools
- Automatic warning messages when a child is in danger of giving personal information to an unknown adult
- Restricting the ability of users to change their listed ages
- Aggressive response to remove inappropriate content and groups from the site
- Safety and privacy guidelines that third party vendors and developers are required to adhere to as part of Facebook’s Terms of Service
- Immediate severance of links to pornographic websites
- Immediate removal of Facebook Groups dedicated to incest, pedophilia, cyber-bullying and other topics that violate Facebook’s
Terms of Services
- Immediate investigation of Facebook users who violate the Terms of Service, and expulsion of those individuals that violate the safety or privacy of other users
- Prominent display of privacy information and safety tips
- Require users under 18 to affirm they have read Facebook’s safety tips when they sign up
- Review models for abuse reporting and perform a test using the New Jersey Attorney General’s abuse reporting icon
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