Omegle, an anonymous chat website that promised to connect “random strangers,” shut down abruptly today. The decision follows years of controversy, with users claiming that the site lacked proper ...

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Anonymous chat apps may not be as protective of users’ identities as we’d like to think. Would you like to vent about your annoying coworkers without anyone finding out who you are? Do you have a ...

Omegle made it easy to meet strangers with just one click. You could jump into a random video chat or keep things simple with a text chat. No pressure. No expectations. Just a chance to meet new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Omegle advertised itself as a place to "talk to strangers" (Alamy/PA) The founder of Omegle has shut down the anonymous chat ...

The free site, which launched in 2009, randomly paired users to chat anonymously in one-on-one sessions. If users no longer wished to talk to their match, they could simply end the chat and ...

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow the removal of apps featuring random or anonymous chat services without notice. The company introduced this change as part of its broader ...

Omegle, a popular website used to video chat with strangers, is shutting down after almost 15 years. The closure comes amid increasing criticism that the site endangered its users, with reports of ...