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A Year Ago: Chat rooms targetted by Internet Watch Foundation
News The review, published last month, praised the work done by IWF and recommended its focus be extended to online chat rooms. David Kerr, chief executive of IWF believes chat rooms are "the next big problem" in the fight against child exploitation on...
[March 2, 2000, 5:37]
Chat rooms targetted by Internet Watch Foundation
News The review, published last month, praised the work done by IWF and recommended its focus be extended to online chat rooms. David Kerr, chief executive of IWF believes chat rooms are "the next big problem" in the fight against child exploitation on...
[March 2, 1999, 11:17]
News Burst: Yahoo! moves 'adult' IM chat rooms
News Adult-rated chat rooms have been moved off the main interface of Yahoo! Two clicks from the main screen will take any user to myriad rooms where ZDNet has witnessed users claiming to be in their thirties or older looking for young girls and boys.
[November 9, 2000, 11:46]
Chatroom Danger: Opinion - when online chat leads to the Crying Rooms
News That company's executives have known for several months that children risk being engaged in cybersex when they use these rooms, so they have become adept at avoiding difficult questions. There are still no plans to block, or manage the rooms where...
[March 15, 2001, 12:08]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback The fact that MSN chat will still be available to people in USA, Canada etc, who subscribe to its MSN 8 software or Hotmail Extra Storage proves that it's just a way of getting people do so! They know that nobody in UK is going to pay out for their...
[September 25, 2003, 20:44]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback A few years ago, before the monopilsation of the internet was so obvious IRC was the most enjoyable and free means of chat - I guess this will push people back into this, which I guess puts the chat domain back into the hands of the more...
[October 17, 2003, 0:54]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback I think the idea of msn chat being closed down is absolutely ridicolous.I met a lot of my friends of there and at times when ive nedded someone theyve been there.But as for the paedophiles they will just find somewhere else to go to get there...
[October 17, 2003, 13:35]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback Chat rooms should not be alowed people under 16 anyway unless there supervised at all times . So why close other rooms with Genaully good people chatting to Friends ? i think the idea of closing msn chat is the biggest load a bull shit i have ever...
[September 24, 2003, 12:13]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback The SPAM issue is a red-herring, you don't get SPAM because you use chat rooms. The reason's given are a poor excuse. It's obvious that MS just can't be bothered to carry on providing this free service, it no longer fits into their business model.
[September 24, 2003, 13:12]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback MS protecting itself rather than kids IMHO.
[September 25, 2003, 13:43]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback Why punish all for the sins of just a few? Stupidest decision MSN could have made.
[September 25, 2003, 3:18]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback "Microsoft competes with AOL Time Warner's Internet unit and Yahoo in the hotly contested instant messaging market" Why move to Yahoo or AOL (who are arguably no better) when you could move to Jabber (www.jabber.org) which isn't controlled by a...
[October 14, 2003, 13:27]
Microsoft closes 'unsafe' chat rooms
Talkback This is the biggest load of rubbish I have heard in some time.it is just a grab at more money.greedy corporate bullies.the type of people they say they are targeting will always find a way to continue.the people who will be suffering are not the...
[September 26, 2003, 0:09]
Camfrog Video Chat
Downloads Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time. The video chat rooms are hosted by broadband users who are running the Camfrog Video Chat Room Server software so...
[October 14, 2009, 4:44]
Microsoft: Doing it for the kids?
Talkback All unmoderated chat rooms/newsgroups should be unsupported by anyone I fund. If individuals want to set up bullshit/offensive/pointless chat rooms then let them go ahead - I just don't want to pay for it.
[September 25, 2003, 11:43]
Camfrog Video Chat
Downloads Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time. The video chat rooms are hosted by broadband users who are running the Camfrog Video Chat Room Server software so...
[August 26, 2009, 14:51]
Room Service Room Buster
Downloads Enter or re-enter any; AOL chat room, private room, room with a URL and rooms with ICON or on AOL rooms lists. Put favorite chat rooms on popup list. Keeps history of last 10 rooms visited. Keeps at it untill you get in the chat room.
[March 31, 2000, 8:00]
Carracho Client
Downloads Once connected to a Carracho server, you can meet other users in chat rooms, discuss ideas in newsgroups, and simultaneously download the latest updates for your software, without switching between different applications.
[September 3, 2005, 6:35]
Sony launches FriendFactory site/portal???
News Called FriendFactory the site offers chat rooms, content that Sony insists will be led by members, instant messaging through a system called e-Notes and an e-mail address. Membership is free and other perks include 15MB of free Web space and help...
[May 20, 1999, 15:28]
DoBeDo chat service gets UK animated
Talkback i really would love to come back to this chat.was the best thing i ever did when i first got my computer.most chat rooms lots of people can't find many things to talk about but with dobedo the animation made it all worth while and the animated...
[March 12, 2004, 22:06]
