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 ...

Omegle, an anonymous chat website that promised to connect “random strangers,” shut down abruptly today. The decision follows years of controversy, with users claiming that the site lacked proper ...

Omegle, a popular website used to video chat with strangers, is shutting down after almost 15 years. The closure comes amid increasing criticism that the site endangered its users, with reports of ...

You may have seen on your X feed that Omegle has shut down. The free online anonymous chat service has been around since March 25, 2009. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the site was replaced with a statement ...

Did you know that 24% of people aged 15 and older report feeling lonely? Many people are seeking a virtual companion, looking to connect with someone, whether that’s through video calls, a phone call ...

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, 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 ...

As children, most of us were raised to not talk to strangers. The rule is meant to keep us safe, but carrying the idea into adulthood can cause us to miss out on enriching conversations. A new study ...

It is by now a well-established fact that social connections powerfully predict both physical and mental health while social isolation constitutes a detriment to health on the order of obesity, ...

When we talk to strangers, if we talk to them, we often default to “small talk” or “chit-chat.” We may muse about the weather or a recent movie or what we did over the weekend. This surface-level talk ...

Research shows we dread talking to strangers but we’re much happier when we actually do. These tools can help. Layoffs, tariffs, AI disruption, polarization, looming climate disaster. There are plenty ...