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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Aug 23, 2007
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... Most recently, the attorney generals of all 50 states banded together to make a public joint request that social networking sites require greater parental controls and better age verification methods in the interest of child safety.

"We believe as good corporate citizens, they need to take greater steps to protect their users," said Nils Frederiksen, deputy press secretary for the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General.

"It boils down to something simple. If we can find 10-year-olds and predators who aren't supposed to be on MySpace, I know [MySpace] can," he said. "MySpace's terms say 14 is the age limit. They should take steps to verify the age of its users."

Read more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07235/811535-96.stm.