These private invitations are where things can get dangerous, Achilles said. When users appear online, they may receive unsolicited private messages from other users inviting them to chat on Zoom, Skype or Google Hangouts instead. Most chat room websites also offer private chat features that allow users to have one-on-one conversations. Most of the first Google website suggestions that appear when users search 'teen chat room' do not require any kind of authentication for users to join, or they require users to click a box indicating that they are entering a chat room designated for teenagers or children that older users can easily bypass.įACEBOOK MESSENGER FOR KIDS TO LAUNCH IN 70 COUNTRIES AlloTalk directed FOX Business to its rules when asked how the website protects teens on the site. Some chat rooms geared toward “teens” and “kids” can be easily accessed by adult predators who may pose as kids and try to groom them into having inappropriate conversations.