The Omegle homepage clearly states that the service is not for those under 13: “Do not use Omegle if you are under 13.

In case you’ve read this far and are still not quite convinced that Omegle is a bad idea, here are a few facts about privacy and how the Omegle service works:ġ. Another particularly sicko video showed how someone scared teens on an Omegle video chat with his face made up similar to the Joker from the Batman movie (R.I.P. One video was a teen girl’s story of how she met up with an Omegle chat buddy in person without her parents’ knowledge. A few clicks and I found text excerpts and videos on YouTube of teens sharing their stories of Omegle encounters. Stranger 1: send them to me pls Are teens using Omegle?Ī quick Google search helped me to answer this question. Well, that is what he said but that’s the thing – who really knows?Īnother Be Web Smart reader did a test and shared the conversation with me: I disconnected immediately from that chat! On the second test, I ended up in a brief chat with a young man, a software developer from India. The first thing I was asked was “asl” – meaning what is my age, sex and location. I tried it a few times by clicking on the link to start chatting with a stranger. From there however, anything goes – certainly a chat participant may decide to give their name, location, age and other personal information. When you use Omegle you do not identify yourself through the service – chat participants are only identified as “You” and “Stranger”. Omegle has been around since 2008, with video chat added in 2009. So right away we have probably answered the question in the title of this post! Omegle is not okay for kids – unless you are okay with your kids chatting with complete strangers. Omegle is a website that allows you to chat with a random stranger. I’ve also had several requests from concerned parents asking for a review. Have you heard of the website Omegle? I hadn’t until a teenager mentioned it in a comment on another article.

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