September 13 Town Hall

Attorney General Announces Facebook Town Halls

Wilson, Facebook Officials to Discuss Internet Safety Tools

Columbia, S.C. September 11, 2012 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson will host officials from Facebook at town hall meetings in Columbia and Greenville on Thursday, September 13, 2012. The events will focus on Internet safety and how citizens can be safer while using Facebook.

The town hall meetings have been scheduled for:

12:30 PM: Richland Northeast High School

Media Center

7500 Brookfield Road

Columbia, SC 29223

Note: Media is asked to RSVP for this event

6:00 PM: Furman University

McEachern Lecture Hall (located within Furman Hall)

3300 Poinsett Highway

Greenville, SC, 29613

The Columbia town hall will focus on how high school students can be safer online while using social media sites like Facebook. Because this meeting takes place during the high school schedule at Richland Northeast High School, media is asked to RSVP if planning to attend.

The Greenville town hall will focus on tools available on facebook and steps that can be taken to increase internet safety. Parents, teachers, students, and all community members are invited to attend.

Both town hall meetings will be streamed live online at www.SCAG.gov/TownHall and www.livestream.com/AGAlanWilson. The public can submit questions for Attorney General Wilson at www.facebook.com/AGAlanWilson.

For more information on these events and the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force, log onto www.SCAttorneyGeneral.com