UNITED STATES
Child Protection News
Written on July 9, 2012 by Patrick Noaker
(St. Paul, Minnesota) Web-based video chat websites designed to connect anonymous strangers are being used as sex sites. Sites like Chatroulette.com and Omegle.com that are designed to pair complete strangers anonymously for a video chat are being flagged as a significant concern for misuse as sexual websites. Even though these sites may have been created for the wholesome purpose of connecting people from around the world, it is now clear that they have turned into live interactive sex sites. According to an article on CNN.com, around 35,000 people are on Chatroulette.com at any one time. When CNN conducted a test to see who was on this website, two of the five people with whom they were connected were naked and a third person held up a sign that said “please show me your boobs.” It appears that the Omegle site has taken the same route. So much so that according to internetsafetyproject.org, Omegle’s creator is disappointed with the fact that the site is being used for sexual interaction.
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