AP — Mar 7 — Connecticut officials unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require MySpace.com and other social networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can post profiles. 10 to 20 other states are considering similar legislation. The technology is available. The solution is financially feasible, practically doable. Sites that fail to verify ages and obtain parental permission from parents of users under 18 would face fines up to $5,000 per violation. Sites would have to check information about parents to make sure it is legitimate. The bill is scheduled for an informational hearing Thursday and would apply to any organized online networking organization, including chat rooms.

The full article was originally published at WPXI, but is no longer available.

AP — Mar 7 — Connecticut officials unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require MySpace.com and other social networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can post profiles. 10 to 20 other states are considering similar legislation. The technology is available. The solution is financially feasible, practically doable. Sites that fail to verify ages and obtain parental permission from parents of users under 18 would face fines up to $5,000 per violation. Sites would have to check information about parents to make sure it is legitimate. The bill is scheduled for an informational hearing Thursday and would apply to any organized online networking organization, including chat rooms.

The full article was originally published at WPXI, but is no longer available.