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 ...

Spontaneous video chats are redefining online interaction by turning brief encounters into meaningful exchanges. They connect ...

Chatroulette is one of the most popular random chat websites on the Internet. It’s a fairly simple premise. You match with other people and have a chat. There are a bunch of apps that do this, believe ...

Omegle—a website that randomly paired internet strangers together for video chats—has shut down after 14 years, with its founder accusing some users of committing “unspeakably heinous crimes” on the ...

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Random chat apps are increasingly becoming hubs for illegal teenage activity, including gambling, drug use and sex crimes.