chatroom

British

/ ˈtʃætˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject

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In June, police announced they were investigating the leak of answers to a nationwide English exam via an online chatroom.

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While the documents stayed in that chatroom initially, the information was later re-shared on more public channels.

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The BBC has viewed the descriptions of a number of these chatrooms.

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Authorities said the Zambians involved had been tasked "with engaging in deceptive conversations with unsuspecting mobile users across various platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, chatrooms and others, using scripted dialogues".

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They had been tasked "with engaging in deceptive conversations with unsuspecting mobile users across various platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, chatrooms and others, using scripted dialogues".

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