What is an Internet Chat Room?
A teenage Internet chat room is like a school cafeteria with lots of kids talking to each other in groups or just one-on-one chatting about last night’s TV show, answers to the biology test, or the upcoming big party. However, unlike a real cafeteria, the chatting takes place with members connected to the same computer (or server) and this allows users to have conversations with people from all over the world. Because the location is universally accessible, so are the participants in any of these chats. Because of this, there are dangers that parents need to be aware of. Whatever is typed in a Chat room instantly appears on the screen for everyone else to see. All the people that are taking part are listed with either a nickname or screen name to the right-hand side of the chat. Entering a Chat room is similar to eavesdropping in a locker room as there may be more than one conversation going on at once or everyone is talking at once. There are two types of Chat services, Internet Relay
