Omegle, a popular online chat service, is shutting down after 14 years amid lawsuits alleging it enabled child sexual exploitation.

I'm terrified." The absence of an age limit on Omegle meant the website became a breeding ground for sexual predators, according to Rani Govener, NSPCC's child safety online policy worker.

Omegle, a website that connected strangers for video chats, has shut down after a lawsuit accused it of facilitating child abuse. Founder Leif K-Brooks announced the closure Wednesday in a lengthy ...

After 14 years online, Omegle shut down as part of a settlement in a $22 million sex trafficking lawsuit. If anything was a surprise, it was that the anonymous, randomized chat site was still ...

Omegle was a popular site for online chatting and random video chats with strangers from all over the globe. Following 14 years of service, Omegle has terminated its services after being misused ...

Online chat website Omegle has shut down after 14 years, with the founder citing financial and psychological stress. Launched ...

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A popular online chat site, Omegle, has shut down after 14 years follow a lawsuit in Oregon that claimed an 11-year-old girl was paired with an adult, who sexually abused her. “By failing to ...

After 14 years online, Omegle shut down as part of a settlement in a $22 million sex trafficking lawsuit. “I had just been talking with my friends about this, and once we heard the news, we were ...

But in the end, he said, the stress and expense of keeping the site online were overwhelming. "Operating Omegle is no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically," K-Brooks said.

It's the end of an era for Omegle as the popular online chatting platform has been confirmed to shut down soon. What are the alternatives for Omegle?