There is a well known gap in a child's knowledge that well outstrips their experience. Unprotected chatrooms provide access to all kinds of disturbing and inappropriate information, presented in a context that parents cannot control. The service allows pedophiles to setup chatrooms specifically to lure young children into abusive conversations. Last month paedophile Patrick Green was sentenced to five years imprisonment for raping a 13 year old girl in the first British case of its kind. Very Simple solution.
Most parents are responsible.
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