Britain to ban sex offenders from social networking sites

[mjh]

The British Home Office today announced it wants to stop convicted sex offenders from using social networking Web sites by making it illegal for them to sign up. Parliament is scheduled to take a look at the legislation before 2009.

Registered pedophiles would be forced to give their e-mail address to police authorities, who will turn the e-mail over to social networking sites for them to be blacklisted. If caught violating the law and using an e-mail address not given to the government, convicted child sex offenders could face up to five years in prison.

"We are working together with police, industry and charities to create a hostile environment for sex offenders on the internet and are determined to make it as hard as possible for predators to strike, as in the real world," Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said in a statement.

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I think it's nice they are at least attempting to do something, but the whole turn over your e-mail address so it's blacklisted thing is silly, IMO.

But I guess we must take baby steps...

 

[MrMajestyk]

I guess they never heard of g-mail invites. :roll:

 

[CanOWorms]

It's just the first step in the British government regulating email addresses of everyone. All of the assets of the Queen's peasants must be properly categorized, even their email.

 

[Fern]

Britain to ban sex offenders from social networking sites

Damn, ATOT will be slow....

 

[mjh]

Originally posted by: Fern

Britain to ban sex offenders from social networking sites

Damn, ATOT will be slow....

:laugh:

 

[Killerme33]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
It's just the first step in the British government regulating email addresses of everyone. All of the assets of the Queen's peasants must be properly categorized, even their email.

You did not just open up that can of w...oh nevermind