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New Louisiana Law: Sex Offenders Must Identify As Such On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:08:06 +0000

A new Louisiana law aimed at sex offenders mandates that they must identify their criminal status on Facebook and other social media sites. The lawmaker who signed the bill, which goes into effect Aug. 1, hopes that other states will consider similar procedures.

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Federal Judge To Rule On Indiana Law Banning Sex Offenders From Facebook

David Cohen — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:34:57 +0000

The question of whether registered sex offenders should be allowed to use Facebook and other social networks found its way into a courtroom again Thursday, this time in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, where Judge Tanya Walton Pratt said she would rule within one month on whether an Indiana law banning the practice is constitutional.

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Should Sex Offenders Be Allowed to Use Facebook?

Meredith Singer — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:18:33 +0000

Two attorneys in North Carolina are fighting the 2008 state law barring registered sex offenders from using social networking sites like Facebook.
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Facebook Boots Sex Offenders, Could Receive Aid from Texas

Kristen Nicole — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:04:47 +0000

A new bill is being proposed in Texas in order to push state and federal efforts for child protective services online. According to ABC News, Texas’ Attorney General Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and U.S. Representative Lamar Smith have announced the SAFETY Act of 2009. The bill would enable further cooperation between the state and online destination sites for creating a safer environment for children on the web.

As the law currently stands, convicted sex offenders have to provide certain information about themselves, including their name and physical address. This information is made public, in a database that’s accessible by anyone. The proposed SAFETY Act of 2009 would up the ante, requiring convicted sex offenders t provide their email addresses, mobile telephone numbers, social networking aliases and other electronic information to the state’s Department of Public Safety. Unlike the information they already have to give to the state, the electronic information would no be available to the public. The data would be utilized by the state and online social networks like MySpace and Facebook to help screen new and existing users for cross-reference.
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