report it

Is there a "report it" button on here? Child protection, Safeguarding and grooming are one of the biggest issues facing people today. I tried to find a report it button but can't see one. I mainly use the app so that might explain it

I'm not talking about reporting to the site or to mods but to the child protection teams of experts who try to fight this every day

Any site where young people interaction socially is also a place where predators and groomers hang around. So stay safe and report anything. The teams of professionals are small but thee are millions of us here to help them

We will not stop it but we can make sure everyone is aware and try and help the vulnerable. It's the 21st century equivalent of the slave trade!

We take these things very seriously and we have internal procedures in place for dealing with them.  If you suspect this type of abuse, please report it through support and those procedures will be followed.

True, it is a problem on many sites.  Yes, without hesitation, report inappropriate behavior, this is the link: https://support.chess.com/article/209-how-do-i-report-someone

Fortunately, there are many settings to protect minors (and adults) on this site.  For example, chat can be disabled.  Glad to see you are trying to help the kids on this site stay safe

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I was told the same thing, that this is taken seriously. But I (and some others) reported three users for grooming and flirting with minors. What resulted was one locked thread……that’s it. No account closures, not even mutes.

The best thing that a young user can do is report inappropriate behavior, not to chess.com but, to their parents/guardians. And they should report to authorities. There probably isn’t any staff here able to discern what is inappropriate or even knows how to handle this subject appropriately. They’re too worried about protecting adults from having adult conversations with each other about politics or religion.

The report options on this site remind me of the joke “easy button” people put on their office desk for a good laugh.

This is a great thread! 👍

We won't stop it all but just by raising awareness that it is happening will help deter those who wish to harm our kids. All kids should be aware of the issue and the methods used

absolutely 

Have any of the younger members here had any education around this issue?

You’re familiar with the new red icon with exclamation point, yes? That reporting has for sexual harassment at least. That’s good to see that new addition to those upper right icons for posts. 👍

That’s true @TheBestBeer-Root, but it’s not featured on the app. Plus, I think the key issue is in Mike’s first comments (#2). The current report system is seriously lacking. All reports are handled internally and it is unlikely that staff would seek the aid of law enforcement even when dealing with child predators (I was told this directly from staff through e mail correspondence).

I agree fully with Mike, kids need to be made aware of what to look out for , encouraged to tell there parents when something’s wrong, and how to properly report it etc.

And a related side note: I specifically asked if they had anyone on staff trained for this particular issue. They might, but I doubt it because they never gave me a straight answer on that. If they do then that would be good for a parent to know.

Absolutely 

That's my question. What education do kids have about the issue?

#17 that is a good question.
I cannot speak for other but in our case the children in our family know a lot about those issues. We are active in our local schools with some other parents and teachers .

What I can tell you from experience is that when it come to online issues children are very vulnerable for multiple reasons. One being a lack of parental monitoring. It is a private playground unlike that of a real playground where guardians are present. How children are informed varies from school to school, family to family. And youth think differently about their online lives, they feel secure and in control or out of danger even when they are not. This I say from what a professional counselor has shared at our meetings.

I could say so much more, but I will just say that child safety is a shared burden. Parents, other responsible adults, and site providers are all held accountable when it comes to youth activity online. I do not nknow how many, but too many kids are ignorant of these issues and that is what predators exploit.

I agree. Though many parents are ill equipped to advise properly. Part of my old job was Safeguarding. I wrote and delivered training to professionals and did assemblies and other direct work with kids. It was my feeling then that much more needs to be done to support kids and prevent exploitation.