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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.""

3 of 680 comments (clear)

  1. Re:There goes by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 0, Troll

    90% of their traffic...

    [Homer]Yahoo!!![/Homer]

    But trafic = Revenues...

    [Homer]D'OH![/Homer]

    However, it's not like children BUY things when chatting... so this is actually a gain.

    [Homer]Yahoo!!![/Homer]

    [Mr.Burns]Excellent...[/Mr.Burns]

  2. Eliot Spitzer is a DEMOCRAT by N8F8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just so you aren't confused about what party is abridging your rights.

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    "God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
  3. Re:You could be very wrong. by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll
    iceburg

    Burg = castle. Berg = mountain.
    Eisberg ---> iceberg.

    Stupid fuck.

    The six foot cone sticking out of the AC's ass was just the tip of the iceberg. Thanks for the spell check, my multidialect friendly checker missed it. Oh yeah, you might want to chill out. Thinking all those nasty things will make you a nasty person.

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.