MySpace deletes sex offender profiles
 

*Source: Reuters (http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...OFFENDER.xml)*
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Popular online social network MySpace said on Tuesday it has identified, removed and blocked "a few thousand" user profiles of convicted sex offenders, as part of a program to protect its young members from adult predators.

The action comes a day after eight U.S. attorneys general demanded that the News Corp.-owned company hand over offenders' names and addresses, and delete their profiles from among MySpace's 175 million user base.

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