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Are sex offenders allowed to be on Facebook? -- NO

"Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:

1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
2. You will not create more than one personal account.
3. If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our permission.
4. You will not use your personal timeline primarily for your own commercial gain, and will use a Facebook Page for such purposes.
5. You will not use Facebook if you are under 13.
6. You will not use Facebook if you are a convicted sex offender.
7. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
8. You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.
9. You will not transfer your account (including any Page or application you administer) to anyone without first getting our written permission.
10. If you select a username or similar identifier for your account or Page, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name)."

This is taken directly from www.facebook.com

Despite the fact that sex offenders are NOT allowed to be on Facebook, many offenders still have profiles and are actively on Facebook. Sure, you can remove and report them (https://www.facebook.com/help/210081519032737) but will they stay away forever?
In previous years, the courts have made it illegal for offender's to be on Facebook. Some states allow them as long as they provide in their profile their current registration status (Louisiana 2012).
And in some states, they just try to ban everything (Indiana). http://www.cnet.com/news/sex-offenders-have-right-to-tweet-appeals-court-says/

Are registered sex offenders allowed to be on Twitter?

We were unable to find anything in regards to this in their policy, terms or rules. May apply directly to offender as part of their individual terms.

Are RSO's allowed on snapchat?

We couldn't find anything on snapchat besides they do not allow criminal activity. This must be like the twitter thing, it up to each offender to follow guidelines set up by their registration requirements.

What about Instagram?

Just like Facebook, Instagram does not allow registered sex offenders and you should report them here: https://help.instagram.com/contact/334013860059654

It's up to us parents to make sure our children are safe. I am sure you are familiar with Hayleigh Wilson, 14, of Surgoinsville who stole her father's truck and ran away with a convicted sex offender - she was chatting with strangers randomly on an app called Kik. (There are many other chat-like apps other than kik, you just have to check!) Sex offenders sneak thru the smallest of cracks in our technology advanced world today. Nobody and nothing is safe. This is why it is so important to know what your child is up to? Who is she hanging out with, who is he texting?
http://wtvr.com/2015/07/07/it-is-really-a-dangerous-thing-police-chief-says-of-kik-messenger-app/
There are apps out there that can monitor what your child does and who they talk to. We like MyMobileWatchdog - but they can't even monitor these sites like Kik. Some work on Android and some work better on the IOS systems.

The point is, you should always monitor what and who your children are talking to. Even though sex offenders should not be talking to children, things happen. That's why they are labeled predators. If you see one on social media, report it! Just make sure to use the state's registry URL for their verification purposes.