To whom this may concern,
It has been brought to our attention that you have information regarding Buzzen Communications and we would like for you to understand the correct information and not the false information that people have been led to believe, please take the time to click the link below and read the letter.
http://www.buzzen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13026.
We hope this is clear and concise and anymore questions please visit our helpdesk for any questions.
Regards,
Remko Koppelaar
Buzzen Communications
Website Director.
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SLIEDRECHT, NOV 01: Buzzen Communication 16+ / Media Reaction.
Buzzen Communications has decided to change their age limit in General Chat Rooms to 16+. We can assure you that paedophiles will be reported to their Internet Service Providers and also directly to local Police Services to ensure Teenagers joining rooms are safe. The EN Market will have rooms hosted 24/7 and a new Service Bot has been put in place to tone down the content of the language as this was unacceptable.
Our new site will have specially created Teenage Passports. These Passports will be for our younger users, in this way Buzzen Communications is doing as much as possible to protect children that use our services. The Buzzen V2 website will be more teen friendly so they can use these rooms freely and safely. They will also be protected against viewing adult material, we will have a special team co-ordinate this to ensure all profiles and Spacedom’s are checked regularly and any unsuitable material (pornographic or explicit pictures, profanity, etc) will be removed.
Our romance rooms will remain 18+. This will remain inaccessible to anyone under the age of 18. Teens will not be able to view or join categories or visit materials that are not related to their age group. Teens who are under 16 will only be allowed to join the Teens category thus protecting them from any harm that can occur. Buzzen has researched this thoroughly to ensure their safety. 16+ users will be able to join General Rooms and Teen Rooms only.
In the past we have had teenagers lie about their age and as this is very hard to prove we have decided to make our services suitable for teens. There will be highly trained certified staff to monitor rooms and the teen rooms will have whispers disabled so that everything that is relayed will have to be in main chat. Again this is to ensure safety. These teams will regularly monitor for any untoward action (porn bots, paedophiles, drug dealers).
Buzzen believes this is the correct procedure and will be working closely with other services to maintain safety for the children that use our services. This has taken months of co-ordination and the staff are trained in what to do if any instance occurs.
We are working closely with Law Enforcement as well as being reviewed on a regular basis by ChildSafe services to make sure Buzzen is as safe for children as possible. They will also agreed to help with any difficulties that arise and also keep us informed of the latest updates so that we are aware of any new policies to help Buzzen remain a safe Communications alternative for all ages.
This will ensure our site is safe for EVERYONE.
I hope this has answered any concerns.
Yours faithfully,
Remko Koppelaar
Buzzen Communications
Global Website Director
