Yahoo Shuts Down Chat Rooms

[MisterMark]

Jesus - the sex-panic in this country is reaching a fever pitch.
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Firms pull ads after online groups aimed at luring kids found

Updated: 3:35 p.m. ET June 23, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc., the most-used Internet site, has shut down all its user-created Internet chat rooms amid concerns that adults were using the sites to try to have sex with minors.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8334047/

[IntenseCash.com]

yes that is very shocking. I didn't even think Yahoo would of been affected.

Mark

[MisterMark]

At the same time, this is just more evidence that the DOJ needs to focus on sex crimes against children, not on punishing webmasters for paperwork errors.

[curiousbunny]

I really don't see the point of them shutting down the user created chat rooms. All other chat rooms are still open so that's not keeping minors away.

[Matt 26z]

I really don't see the point of them shutting down the user created chat rooms. All other chat rooms are still open so that's not keeping minors away.

It's not about the minors or what goes on in the rooms. It's about hiding suspicious room titles from advertisers so they bring their business back.