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Social networking site bans oldies over sex offender fears (The Register)

Source: Techmeme

May 24, 2008

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The Register:

Social networking site bans oldies over sex offender fears — Over 36? You can't play — A social networking site has deleted most of its users over the age of 36 because it claims older users pose a danger of sex offending. It claims to be forced into the action by the Government …

Comments (3)

Geek Mommy,

May 24, 2008

Soon, they will ban anyone with XY chromosomes - lest they turn out to be rapists... Stupid.
But then the site isn't that appealing to anyone over the age of 19, so no big loss.

Thomaspower,

May 24, 2008

Unbelievable.

Jacobburke,

May 25, 2008

Not sure if I agree with this practice. I think it should be up to the younger users not to get lured in by the sex offenders that use these sites. Going on a tangent here, but sex offenders should not be allowed anywhere near a computer whatsoever. Just my 2 cents.