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Yahoo! shuts door on dodgy chatrooms

  • 22-06-2005 1:39pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭


    Yahoo! has pulled the plug on user-created chat rooms in the US with apparent child sex content after major advertisers withdrew their ads.

    The change of heart came after an exposé by a Houston TV station which revealed Yahoo! was hosting chat rooms with titles including Girls 13 And Under for Older Guys and 9-17-Year Olds Wantin' Sex. The TV station found chat from men seeking children for sex.

    Ads_kid=0;Ads_bid=0;Ads_xl=0;Ads_yl=0;Ads_xp='';Ads_yp='';Ads_opt=0;Ads_wrd='';Ads_par='';Ads_cnturl='';Ads_sec=0;Ads_channels=''; Ads_prf='vcl=' + GetCookie('vcl'); sel?cmd=ban&dat=357969&opt=0&rdm=1034
    On Friday last week Yahoo! stopped users from creating their own chat rooms. A statement on the site said the service was unavailable while Yahoo! worked on improvements and on making it compliant with Yahoo's terms of service.

    The exposéled several companies to withdraw their advertising from Yahoo! The company is also facing a $10m lawsuit for hosting the chatrooms.


    Linkie


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,909 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    bummer, how u gonna score now, syco? ;)


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Oh great, I hope they don't start to learn about new things and head to IRC


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