- Marianan ID
- 4
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2023
- Threads
- 191
- Messages
- 1,924
- Reaction score
- 1,037
- Awards
- 80
- Location
- Dwayne's Basement, Mariana Bay
Offline
![9qplf2b8_omegle_625x300_09_November_23.jpg 9qplf2b8_omegle_625x300_09_November_23.jpg](https://forum.marianabay.com/data/attachments/1/1293-2da37182f73be0481c59ada88cb8e36a.jpg)
![www.bbc.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F1024%2Fbranded_news%2F16D9B%2Fproduction%2F_131659539_gravestone.png&hash=52112de884a3578bcd119a37a3e8fbd2&return_error=1)
Omegle shut down: Video chat website closed after abuse claims
The founder of controversial firm Omegle said the site was no longer "psychologically" sustainable.
![www.bbc.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fbbcx%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&hash=ad82c3c0d304cef40e6f78016c762dad&return_error=1)
![www.independent.co.uk](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.independent.co.uk%2F2023%2F11%2F09%2F10%2Fgravestone.png%3Fquality%3D75%26width%3D1200%26auto%3Dwebp&hash=7d7e8f54b655176e377c22e67743e8d3&return_error=1)
Omegle anonymous chat app shuts down after 14 years
Site became widely used as a way to meet strangers – a feature that brought as much criticism as popularity
![www.independent.co.uk](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fimg%2Fshortcut-icons%2Ficon-192x192.png&hash=3fca4304d2a4802167cf6e0445b6990b&return_error=1)
![www.dailymail.co.uk](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2F1s%2F2023%2F11%2F09%2F10%2F77599399-0-image-a-2_1699525609155.jpg&hash=74a201c5acfb44c08b36d0da7a350a74&return_error=1)
Chat platform Omegle shuts down after 14 years
The site, which became particularly popular among children during Covid lockdowns, had around 73million visitors a month.
![omegle.png omegle.png](https://forum.marianabay.com/data/attachments/1/1294-d7eb31cc72d36a27e9a4d23440264e11.jpg)
After years of controversy and concerning activity going on unmoderated, Omegle shuts it's doors after 14 years. Another platform which initially had innocent intent being drove into the ground by those who wanted to misuse it for sinister means, honestly I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did, especially with all the grooming and child exploitation that happened on the platform. However, it did lead to those funny omegle trolling videos I enjoyed as a kid so it wasn't all bad but yeah rip Omegle, another OG site laid to rest.