Yahoo Pulls Plug On Child-Sex Chat Rooms Following Report Houston Man Sues Yahoo For Hosting Rooms UPDATED: 10:29 am EDT June 21, 2005 HOUSTON -- Internet giant Yahoo has cracked down on chat rooms geared toward luring children -- the same rooms exposed in Houston television station KPRCs' online investigation two weeks ago. INTERNET SAFETY ONLINE RESOURCES PARENTAL TIPS REPORT CRIMES FILTERS The move is being noticed by millions of Internet users from around the world. Many are outraged that their favorite chat rooms were shut down along with the sex-themed rooms. Video The station first reported on May 30 that major sponsors pulled their ads after a station investigation found the companies that were funding Yahoo chat rooms aimed at sex with children. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of chat rooms were shut down. A blank screen was all tha

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