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Omegle, an online chat service that billed itself as an anonymous forum to "talk to strangers," has shut down amid allegations it served as a hotbed for criminal activities. In a lengthy statement ...

We're told from a young age to not talk to strangers. While that's great advice in many circumstances, it's not a perfect rule. Sometimes, talking with the occasional stranger can have surprising ...

The online forum Omegle, which randomly paired users in video calls in the hope of forging unexpected friendships between strangers, has shut down after 14 years. Omegle’s founder Leif K-Brooks, in a ...

Omegle, a website that connected strangers for video chats, has shut down after a lawsuit accused it of facilitating child abuse. Founder Leif K-Brooks announced the closure Wednesday in a lengthy ...

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Omegle, a precursor to Chatroulette, has grown in popularity during this indefinite period of social isolation. By Taylor Lorenz First there was the Zoom boom, followed quickly by Zoom fatigue. Then ...