Video Game Systems Close Sex Offenders' Online Accounts - New York Times

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Video Game Systems Close Sex Offenders' Online Accounts - New York Times Apr 5th 2012, 16:08 Several companies that own video gaming systems have closed the online accounts of more than 3,500 registered sex offenders in New York who use the consoles to chat and play video games, following an agreement with the office of the New York state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman. The agreement, which was announced on Thursday, affects online gaming platforms owned by Electronic Arts, Warner Bros., Sony, Disney Interactive Media Group, Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft and Apple, according to a statement from Mr. Schneiderman's office. A press release by the attorney general's office noted a recent case in which a 19-year-old man from Monroe County pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy he had met through the video game system Xbox Live. "We must ensure online video game systems do not become a digital playground for dangerous predators," Mr. Schneiderman said in a statement. "That means doing everything possible to block sex offenders from using gaming networks as a vehicle to prey on underage victims." The previous New York attorney general, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, had also worked to curtail sex offenders' access to online forums. As a result of a 2007 agreement with the attorney general's office, Facebook Inc. agreed to make it easier for users to report sexually inappropriate conduct, and to respond to such complaints within 24 hours. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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