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If you are still unsure about chat rooms and safe Internet usage you should find the answers you are looking for in the menu opposite. You can view the information by clicking on the appropriate question.
Are some chatrooms more suitable than others?
Yes. The numerous chatroomsChat room:
a place on the Internet that you can access through a computer or certain mobile phones. People from all over the world can communicate by typing messages to one another, and inside a chat room everyone can see what is being typed by everyone else. on the Internet include adult chatrooms, which can be sexually explicit and may include pornographic material. While not illegal, this is definitely for adults only. Encourage your child to use chat rooms that are suitable for their age. You can save the addresses of child-friendly chat rooms, and agree with your child to use only these.
Here's how: when you are on the Internet, you will see the word 'Favourites' at the top of the screen. If you click on this, it lets you add to a folder the addresses of favourite websites, including suitable chat rooms. On mobile devices these are known as 'bookmarks', but they work in the same way, storing web addresses you want to return to.
