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Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The world's second-largest social networking Web site is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies. The measures from Facebook are included in an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced today. They include banning convicted sex offenders from the site and limiting older users' ability to contact subscribers under the age of 18. Officials from Washington, D.C., and 49 states, including Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, have signed on. Texas did not participate. Facebook has more than 70 million active users worldwide. A spokesperson says the site has already enacted many of the changes and others are in the works.

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