The number was 40,000 more than MySpace had previously acknowledged. The task force of state attorneys general were looking into sex offenders' use of social networking. The officials are awaiting a response to a similar subpoena issued to Facebook, another popular social networking site that they said also might host "substantial numbers of convicted offenders." The online networking site MySpace has identified and barred some 90,000 registered sex offenders from using the site over the last two years. A U.S. database of sex offenders that includes as many as 120 details for each offender, from their names and addresses to their scars and tattoos was set up over two years ago. MySpace has removed these individuals from their site and is providing data about these offenders to any law enforcement agency, that needs it.
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