The popular social networking Web site Facebook has agreed to test replacing its own link for reporting abuse with a bigger one developed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.
»www.nj.gov/oag/reportabuse/

Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Facebook will display a "Report Abuse!" icon on a small fraction of its pages that display videos instead of its own link for reporting objectionable material.

The test will involve at least 1.5 million randomly-selected page impressions over the next six months.

At the conclusion of the test, Facebook will work with the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to decide whether to expand, revise or discontinue use of the icon.

In May, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook agreed to add 40 new safeguards to protect users from cyberbullies and sexual predators following talks with 49 state attorneys general.

Seven other social networking sites have agreed to use the "Report Abuse!" icon including Blackplanet.com and Myyearbook.com. Sites that display the icon must agree to provide quick responses once problems are reported, and to have a way for a complainant to block future posts from the offending individual.

said by insomniac84 :

I fail to see where government control comes into play. This is optional and is only meant to standardize the way abuse reporting is handled across multiple social networking sites. The social networking sites still have full control over what they decide is inappropriate.
And if you have ever click the hey mods button to complain about someone else on this site, you should love anything that makes it easier to complain.

said by TK Junk Mail :

The state is deciding HOW reporting is going to be done and not the web site. And deciding HOW the web page is setup to meet the states requirements.