Eight Attorney Generals Ask MySpace For Information On Thousands Of Users

(Boston, MA) -- Federal officials are demanding that MySpace owners hand over the names and addresses of thousands of convicted sex offenders whom they believe are using the website to contact children. Attorneys general from eight states sent a letter to the unit of News Corp. that runs the popular social networking site. MySpace has come under fire in recent months for allegedly not doing enough to protect younger subscribers from adult sexual predators who pose at teens.