Chat Room Safety


Chat rooms are a fun and easy way to meet people with your same interests. Your chat room friends can give you support and helpful advice. You might develop a special bond with some of your chat room friends and decide to meet them in person.

Consider these tips before you arrange to meet these Internet friends.
  1. Chat room members can pose as anyone they choose. The "single mom" you've been talking to might actually be a middle-aged man. Webcast chat rooms are a little safer in this respect, but you still need to exercise caution.

  2. Never give your chat room friends personal information, such as your home or work address or phone number. You don't want them to be able to track you down just in case they're not safe to be around.

  3. If you do decide to meet a chat room friend, never go alone, and meet at a public location, such as a restaurant.