Connecticut, North Carolina Attorneys General Leading Multi-State Investigation Of Facebook

September 24, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper today said that they are continuing to lead a 50-state investigation into Facebook.

"This step complements and advances our common effort to protect children from predators, as part of our multi-state investigation into Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites," Blumenthal said "We are negotiating with Facebook -- including a productive, face-to-face meeting with Facebook representatives last week in my Hartford office.

"Facebook has a long way to go before we are satisfied. We presented to them some of the more graphic and unacceptable material found on portions of their site, but also design aspects that must be changed to protect minors against predators. We will continue to consider all options, including possible legal action, to assure that Facebook and other social networking web sites better protect children from sexual predators and adult material," Blumenthal added.

"The bottom line is that we must find the best way to make sure parents have the tools they need to protect their children when they're on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace," said Cooper, who also met with Facebook last week.

Source: Connecticut Attorney General