why can t people under 12 enter a yahoo chat?
413440
Its for your safety. There are a lot of sick people out there, and its basically like talking to a stranger.
1062895
It's so hard because there are many age ranges and people on here. Alot of times you just get 12 year olds. i wish they would make this an over 18 site.
298468
I just tried to get into the chat room and it's working fine.Maybe,it was a glitch 23 minutes ago.Try again.Good luck-
229615
I think they stop the chat for under 18 people,because Yahoo thinks people under 18 are so immature! Like we aren't!*Scoff*
332308
I agree.  The filters aren't going to help much, as you have probably seen there are ways around that.  I suggest something like they do with chat, go by the age on the account then shoot it to one area that is for underage only and moderated.  That is how they did chat when they had the adult only rooms.  It would work here as well.
449039
Check your firewall. Usually firewall blocks yahoo chats.\n\nCheers!\n\nShaba
29612
If you are under 18 (or said you were under 18) when you signed up for yahoo, you can no longer get onto yahoo chat. Chat is now only for 18 and up (i think it might be 17 and up)
1136079
thesame thing happened to me recently. I tried accessing yahoo chatrooms but couldnt either. then i went over the rules and found out i cant acess the chatroom bcos am less than 18. It depends on the age u put in ur account when u were signing up for yahoo. u have to be 18 or more to access the chatroom.
725638
it's viewed as being for teenagers, but there's no official upper age limit - if you wanna use it, use it. the children on there just get all cranky about people who're older than 19 using the site when they haven't had their milk and cookies in the morning.
669983
u cant get in yahoo chat rooms if you are younger than 18\nif you are already older than 18..i dunno why you cant
459895
Mabbe its because you are not 18 years of age.\nYahoo chatrooms are now available to only those who are 18yrs or more older
131803
I don't know if this website has an age limit but I do know that VMK is open to kids. Websites such as myspace are blocked to kids younger than 13 because many people trick them into thinking they are someone else and hurt them later. So, it is very easy to be tricked. To answer your question... 13 is likely a standard for public websites that aren't directly made for kids. VMK and other websites like it, are meant to be enjoyed by younger ages and they prevent you from giving out names, numbers addresses, physical descriptions and e-mail addresses to make sure that no one can trick them into giving out important information.
1048875
remember that most of the YA users are under the age of 16...\n\nyou have far too many correctly spelled words for them to understand...
300667
I don't think that minors should be ban from using yahoo answers because it is a place that kids can go to ask questions when they don't feel they can ask their parents, or someone else, or if they are unsure of their parents answers. Plus, there is no REAL way to tell the true age of the person on the other end of the computer! Anyone can lie and say they are 18. It is better to let them feel free to tell their age so MOST people will take note of the age of the person they are responding to or getting answers from. What we really need is for PARENTS to watch what their kids are doing on the internet. A child should not be free to run the net however they want! It's a dangerous world out there, and children need guidence. Maybe if they come on here asking questions some adults here can help them where their parents MIGHT not. And answers are posted so it's pretty safe, if anyone is trying to do anything to a child it would be reported imediatly!
113383
There are no safe chat rooms for teens.  They do have chat rooms that are set up for children and teens but you still can't keep the adult perverts out of them.  They are always going to prey on our children.
253019
It has to do with your PC settings or the specific chat room. Different on-line chat sites will allow different settings.
86465
I think Yahoo took away the 'Adult' chat rooms until they can find a way to moderate them.  They had a problem with youngesters going in them without consent of their parents.