did everybody forget chatroulette?
After the first couple of penis shots, I'm sure ChatRoulette users have done everything they can to forget ChatRoulette.
Having never used it, did Omegle somehow avoid this fate? If so, how?
No, it did not. It shut down due to accusations of not doing enough to police users.
Re:Pet parrots prefer live video-calls
by andrewstuart on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:20PM
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Omegle had the same problem.
I'm pretty sure it would be the same problem on a parrot oriented anonymous random video chat network.
On the Internet of parrots, they really mean it when they give you the bird !
Re:Pet parrots prefer live video-calls
by spondylosaurus on Thursday May 02, 2024 @05:24PM
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Omegle had text chat, too, which I would guess had a lot more users than the video chat (= more name recognition overall). Plus it's easier to say and type :P
i remember when chat roulette went viral in ~2010 and it introduced the general public to the 'video chat with random strangers' app concept. It was everywhere. My grandparents knew about it.
but now whenever people talk about 'video chat with random strangers' they always use omegle as the reference point. I don't recall it ever breaking into the public consciousness.
did everybody forget chatroulette? what happened?