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UK mulls Internet chatroom controls

The British government is considering taking action to prevent Internetchatrooms from being used by pedophiles to meet children, a homeoffice minister announced Tuesday.Methods could include improved supervision of chatrooms, andhotlines which a child could call if they feared they had beentargeted online, explained Lord Bassam.
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The British government is considering taking action to prevent Internet chatrooms from being used by pedophiles to meet children, a home office minister announced Tuesday.

Methods could include improved supervision of chatrooms, and hotlines which a child could call if they feared they had been targeted online, explained Lord Bassam. Full story. -- Graeme Wearden, ZDNet UK

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