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MySpace And 49 States Agree To Web Safety Principles

by Darren

MySpace has long been under attack for not doing enough to protect the millions of teenagers who visit the site. But now the company has reached agreement with 49 state’s attorney generals on principles to keep teens safe.

“This is an industry-wide challenge and we must all work together to create a safer Internet,” MySpace Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam said in a statement.

The agreement also calls for MySpace to hire an independent examiner for two years to monitor how the site handles consumer complaints.

In October, MySpace’s smaller rival Facebook and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo agreed to settle a child safety probe. The social network promised to begin addressing within 24 hours any complaint about inappropriate content and allow an independent examiner to oversee how it handles the complaints.

Texas is the only state that didn’t sign the agreement.