The KidChatters™ Warning Bee Message Filtering Program Screens All WebMail and Instant Message Content Before A Message Is Sent. Learn More!
	Each time our Warning Bee Message Filter Senses A User Has Broken A KidChatters™ Online Chatter Rule, A Warning Bee "Cyber Sting" Will Appear. Learn More!
	When A Warning Bee Cyber Sting Appears The WebMail or Instant Message Cannot Be Sent Until The Content Is Corrected. Learn More!
	If A User Gets 10 Cyber Stings They Cannot Use The WebMail Or Instant Message Program Until KidChatters™ Can Counsel With Parents. Learn More!
	If A User Gets 12 Cyber Stings Their Membership In KidChatters™ May Be Terminated. Learn More!

KidChatters™
Warning Bee Message Filtering Program
How It Works

An important security feature of the KidChatters™ Kids Secure Network™ is our "Warning Bee" Message Filtering Program. Our Warning Bee message filtering program is designed to both filter and discipline in real time. The filtering of message content  before the message is sent serves to better protect our members from being subject to offensive language and risky online communications. The disciplinary action of blocking messages until the content is corrected serves to teach our members safer communication skills and good online manners.

The Warning Bee "Cyber Sting" is our way of notifying a user immediately that they have violated one or more of the Online Chatter Rules contained in the KidChatters™ Acceptable Use Policy (KAU). We feel it is important for KidChatters™ to help our members develop good online manners and safer communication skills. We outline what is and is not acceptable online behavior in our KAU policy. At the time users  register they are required to acknowledge on their Family Profile Form that they have read and agree to comply with our KAU policy. Complying with the Online Chatter Rules contained in the KAU is a necessary condition of membership in KidChatters™ and TeenChatters™.

KidChatters™
Warning Bee Message Filtering Program
About Cyber Stings

Each time our Warning Bee message filter senses a user has broken an Online Chatter Rule, a Warning Bee "Cyber Sting" will appear. When a user receives a Warning Bee "Cyber Sting" the WebMail or Instant Message is put on hold and cannot be sent. The message will remain on hold and blocked from transmission until the user corrects the offending content. If the user does not correct the offensive content and tries to send the message again a new "Cyber Sting" will appear. The user is allowed only 10 "Cyber Stings" before administrative action is taken. If the user accumulates 10 "Cyber Stings" the user then loses their privilege of using the KidChatters Kids Secure WebMail™ or KidChatters Kids Secure Instant Messaging™ programs until our monitors can counsel with a parent or legal guardian. We communicate this problem to the parents through an email entitled KidChatters Disciplinary Action Notice. At the of each month 2 Warning Bees "Cyber Stings" will be un-shaded (removed). This gives the user who has been stung many times a chance to keep reducing the number of Warning Bee "Cyber Stings" as long as they do not break any more rules. Users and parents can see how many Warning Bee "Cyber Stings" have been accumulated by simply logging on to their KidChatters Kids Secure WebMail™

KidChatters™
Warning Bee Message Filtering Program
About 12 Cyber Stings

If a user accumulates a total of 12 Warning Bee "Stings" their membership in KidChatters may be terminated. We want our users to have a fun time while socializing with other KidChatters Members. We know that sometimes kids will make an honest mistake or not understand clearly the meaning of some of our rules, so we try our best to work with parents to turn an innocent mistake into a good learning experience. However, if a user continues to be a problem then we must take the necessary action to protect our other users. That's why we have a final limit on the total number of Warning Bee "Cyber Stings" that can be accumulated within a 12 month period. To learn more about our Disciplinary Action Notice and Cyber Stings Point System click here.