MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's Troy King and 48 other attorneys general have agreed to changes with Facebook.
King said 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 changes include banning convicted sex offenders from the site, limiting older users' ability to search online for subscribers under 18 and joining an existing task force seeking ways to better verify users' ages and identities.
King said in a statement Thursday, "the agreement with Facebook and an agreement in January with MySpace are important steps to provide meaningful reform that will help keep children safe."
Facebook has more than 70 million active users worldwide.
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