Yahoo Closes Chat Rooms to Anyone Under 18 680
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.""
Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
There goes (Score:5, Funny)
Whew! The perfect solution! (Score:5, Funny)
Way to go Yahoo/Spitzer!
This will help a lot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
Genders next... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In other news. . . (Score:3, Funny)
Various Responses (Score:5, Funny)
(a) Eliot Spitze : Heh Heh Heh. Man, I look like a hero, even though I don't give a damn to those kids who parents should know better.
(b) New York State Parents : Rah rah rah! Our children are safe from sexual predators!
(c) Yahoo! : Heh Heh Heh. As though as we can even try to stop childen from U18 from getting in.
(d) Under 18 Kids: Doh, everyone know you have to pretend to be over 18 to hit on anybody anyway.
(e) Over 18 Perverts : Doh, now I have to *really* try to believe those U18 kids online are simply pretending to be Over 18.
(f) Everyone else : Groan.
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
I have been saying this same thing for a long time. I only hope that some day I see a Slashdot article that reads "Parent Jailed for not knowing what their child is doing"
The solution is "easy", even if it is a bit authoritarian. Mandatory sterilization.
Who is this protecting? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fragging children. (Score:5, Funny)
Dad, is that you?
Re:And so that stops us how? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Foolproof adult test? (Score:5, Funny)
Which income tax form did you file last year?
(a) 1040
(b) 1040EZ
(c) 1040A
(d) Cowboy Neal
Re:Who is this protecting? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:4, Funny)
How dare anyone be uncomfortable in social situations! The nerve!
aw crap.... (Score:5, Funny)
Vigilance! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:3, Funny)
Wait, I have a better idea...
WHY DON'T GROWNUPS JUST FUCK GROWNUPS?
Sheesh.
Re:And so that stops us how? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So what? (Score:5, Funny)
Of course not. They're going to require the user to enter their date of birth. Everyone knows that American schoolchildren won't be able to figure out the math.
Re:And so that stops us how? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:And so that stops us how? (Score:2, Funny)
plus the using of "your in" when it should of been "you're in"
good to see that American school system in action, leading the world in morons since 1776
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who is this protecting? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey buddy, I think you missed the "Post Anonymously" checkbox.
Cheers
Stor
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
[...] better handled by actual parents moderating chat rooms and moderating their children...
Just the other day I gave my little Johnny a Troll (-1) for posting to a 25 year old woman from Texas. Not that I have anything against Texas, mind you, I just feel that Johnny could do better. She wasn't that hot.
Only by taking an active roll in our kids's lives can this kind of treachery be stopped.
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Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:2, Funny)
I always know what my daughter is doing online. She never uses the internet unsupervised or goes into chatrooms she shouldn't be in. Of course, she is 9 months old and if I left her alone with the computer I'd have teeth marks in my keyboard.
Re:And so that stops us how? (Score:3, Funny)
irony.
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:4, Funny)
40/M/NYC: UR RITE! ASL 17/M/NYC
Why should chatrooms be moderated? I don't know.
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:3, Funny)
Such a tired cliche, and totally without basis in fact too. Just ask Tojo, or Hitler, or Napoleon, or Stalin, or the former residents of ancient Carthage whether violence ever solved anything.
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
Another good one is to keep note of chat logs and start introducing quotes from them into normal conversation. They won't say anything just in case you don't know, but the look on their face is priceless.
Needless to say, my kids have the shit scared out of them every time they're looking at something they shouldn't be. Ah, the joys of being a parent that can code in the internet age
Interesting (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Asshole. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:1, Funny)
Wow, you're a friggin' dork!
Re:Won't somebody think of the children? (Score:3, Funny)