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For parents & teachers

What TeensChat is, how it's moderated, and how to talk with your teen about chatting online.

What is TeensChat?

TeensChat is a single chat room, #teens, for people aged 13–19. It runs on LibraIRC, a volunteer-run IRC network. IRC is one of the oldest chat systems on the internet: text-only rooms, open standards, and no algorithmic feeds.

Teens join in the browser with just a nickname. There are no profiles, followers, likes or ads in the chat.

How we keep it safe

  • Active moderation. Channel operators remove rule-breakers and can ban them from the room or the whole network.
  • Clear rules. No sexual content, no requests for personal details or photos, no bullying, no dating — see the room rules.
  • Adults are not welcome in #teens, apart from staff who moderate.
  • Built-in blocking. Teens can ignore anyone with one command, and leave at any time.
  • Encrypted connections and real-IP bans, so banned people can't simply reconnect.

No chat room can promise to be perfectly safe. Moderation helps, but talking with your teen helps more.

What we store

  • No sign-up: we never ask for a name, email address, phone number or age proof.
  • The web chat apps keep nothing about guests once they leave.
  • Private messages between users are never logged by the network.
  • This website uses no cookies, analytics or trackers.

Details are in our privacy notice.

Talking with your teen

  1. Be curious, not alarmed. Ask what they like about chatting and who they talk to.
  2. Agree on the basics together: nickname instead of real name, no photos, no moving chats to other apps with strangers.
  3. Make it safe to tell you. Promise they won't lose their phone or internet for reporting something that went wrong.
  4. Read the safety centre together — it's written for teens.

Contact us

Concerned about something you saw, or want to report a user? Open a ticket at the LibraIRC helpdesk. Please include nicknames and times if you have them.

If you believe a child is in danger, contact your local police or emergency number first.