From Wired News: Frustrated by America Online’s refusal to interfere with its huge network of chat rooms, public health officials are considering legal action to force AOL and certain websites to warn members about outbreaks of sexually transmitted diseases among gay men who use their services.

“They’re clearly facilitating the transmission of STDs and new HIV infections,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, the city of San Francisco’s outspoken STD czar. “They’re setting themselves up for serious liability.”