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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by 3np on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @10:55PM (#38201007)
OP doesn't mention anything about a lawsuit - got more information on that?

EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64618791

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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by unethical_ban on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:20PM (#38201159)
I find it hard to be polite to people who try to blame the world around them for their poor luck and poor parenting.
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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by 4star3star on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:54PM (#38201322)
What happened to the plaintiff was really messed up, but I don't see how it's the site's problem. Suppose you answer a newspaper personal ad, meet up with the person and get all your limbs chopped off. Yeah, that fucking sucks, but we're not about to shut down the newspaper.
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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by IshKebab on Thursday November 09, 2023 @03:24AM (#38202437)
Maybe... But if this is a real problem with Omegle (the article mentions that it is a common grooming platform) then it's not like there's nothing they could do. Did it even have age verification?

On balance I still think Omegle should win the case, but I don't think it's entirely without merit.

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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by Seattle3503 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:30AM (#38203268)
Age verification would probably require some form of ID, killing the site.
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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by randunel on Thursday November 09, 2023 @02:04PM (#38209389)
Did the internet provider have age verification? The DNS Resolution service? The SSL certificate authority? What about the electricity company? Or any other service or non-service provider which contributes in one way or another to online streaming, such as Logitech for providing a webcam, Dell for the computer, Nvidia for the graphics card.

After all, no grooming happened on omegle, that's just where they shared contact details. Grooming apparently happened on other platforms, and the common denominator seems to be the internet and everything that makes it work, not omegle.

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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by johnnyanmac on Thursday November 09, 2023 @03:25AM (#38202444)
my thoughts exactly. I don't understand why people are so hasty to blame any and all tangentially related to societal issues. But it happens all the time for websites who exist and let people post content.
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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by dehrmann on Thursday November 09, 2023 @01:56AM (#38201957)
The BBC went to his house, he clearly didn't want to talk, so they stayed there for hours, waiting for him to come out?

That's is an exceedingly dickish move that should be below the BBC.

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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by Seattle3503 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:29AM (#38203262)
The reporter seems insufferable.

> Yells at the man's house "Why aren't you protecting children?"

> Turns to camera "I just wanted to have a civil conversation. He doesn't want to talk... ever"

Sure man, civil conversation.

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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by nektro on Thursday November 09, 2023 @04:03AM (#38202664)
article is from february
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Re:Omegle founder shuts down site forever? by PessimalDecimal on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:23PM (#38273335)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1211807851/omegle-shut-down-l...

"The young woman, identified only as A.M., sought $22 million in damages in her lawsuit. Omegle was shut down days after the two sides agreed to settle the lawsuit."

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