The free website Omegle lets users video chat with random strangers all over the world, which is obviously alarming for parents. Here’s what you need to know to keep your kids safe. Getty Images.

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Omegle, a website that connected strangers for video chats, has shut down after a lawsuit accused it of facilitating child abuse. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

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 ...

Before it shut down on Thursday, Omegle — a platform that paired strangers in video chats — paired a lot of children with predators. It did so for more than a decade, drawing scores of lawsuits over ...

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of Omegle's sudden shutdown due to serious concerns around safety, security, and misuse, the online community has actively sought a reliable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, Hidaya Saban and Alees Elshiek opened the video chat website Omegle for what they described as a social ...

Omegle, an online chat service that billed itself as an anonymous forum to "talk to strangers," has shut down amid allegations it served as a hotbed for criminal activities. In a lengthy statement ...