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Yahoo Closes Chat Rooms to Anyone Under 18

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-chat-for-you-kid dept.

Talaria writes "Yahoo has announced that they are closing all of their chat rooms to anyone under eighteen, following an agreement with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer, who began investigating the Yahoo! chat situation earlier this year, said "We need to be vigilant to protect our children.""

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  1. Re:Won't somebody think of the children? by gregbains · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I've been an advocate of mandatory sterilization for a while now. With IQ tests and ability tests for those who wish to be unsterilized. [/off topic]