Weeks after MySpace announced the removal of 90,000 sex offenders from its site, Facebook says it has removed over 5,500 sex offenders from its user base.

MySpace says it has removed 90,000 sex offenders from its site, twice as many as it estimated last year. But two recent surveys found that teens are less likely to be harassed by predators than they are by their peers.

MySpace says it has removed 90,000 sex offenders from its site, twice as many as it estimated last year. Two recent surveys found that Internet predators are not as prevalent as most parents believe. Janis Wolak of the University of New Hampshire in Durham: "There's been some overreaction to the new technology, especially when it comes to the danger that strangers represent."

Social networking site Facebook was warned that it could be charged with consumer fraud in New York for inaccurately claiming that it is more effective than other sites in protecting underage users from sexual predators.

MySpace has banned 29,000 U.S. sex offenders from its site, far more than their original estimate of seven thousand.

In a move designed to curb child molestation, Colombia will begin displaying the photos of 275 sexual predators throughout the capital city of Bogotá. (via Vivir Latino)

MySpace refuses to turn over the names of registered sex offenders who use the site to attorneys general from eight states. MySpace's chief security officer stated that the authorities failed to follow a "proper legal process."

Ooooh, cock blocked: The Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) would block social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook in school libraries. Will it affect Helio phones or other mobile devices with Internet access? Not at all. So if you can't afford one, too bad for you, sucka. (via News.com)