NY Bill Regulates Sex Offenders' Web Use

New York sex offenders would be required to reveal their online aliases to the state under legislation that aims to protect users of MySpace, FaceBook and other Web hangouts from Internet predators.

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"Even as sex crimes against minors decline, a new report from the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center released this week found an massive increase in the number of online child predators arrested in undercover sting operations."

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Andrea Lois Key, 13, was last seen December 10, 2008, at home. She was communicating with an unknown male online and authorities are seeking helpful information. Andrea is from DeKalb county, Georgia.

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The social network Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 state attorneys general to institute a broad set of principles intended to protect young users from online predators and inappropriate material.

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The popular social networking Web site Facebook says it is taking new steps to protect its users from online predators.

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Protecting Kids Online

Virginia has become the first U.S. state to require Internet safety education in public schools, according to a report on National Public Radio today.

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...Citing federal privacy law, MySpace.com says it won't comply with a request by attorneys general from eight states, including Idaho and North Carolina, to hand over the names of registered sex offenders who use the social networking Web site....

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Here's the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries.

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There's a language used by kids for instant and text messaging, and it's a lot more complicated than L-O-L for "laughing out loud." While it can be used as an online shorthand to be more efficient when communicating, it can also disguise inappropriate conversations.

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The Alberta government is trying to protect kids from online predators with a new website ...

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"The new ad campaign warns parents and teens that sexual predators are increasingly using the veil of anonymity provided by online chat rooms, forums and social networking sites to target minors."

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