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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of ...

Omegle, a popular online chat service that allowed individuals to connect and talk with strangers, has shut down after more than 14 years citing growing misuse of the platform, including in committing ...

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 ...

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 take ...

Omegle is shutting down after 14 years of popularity with teens and YouTubers. Founder Leif K-Brooks acknowledged "lowlights" of the random chat site in a letter to users. The company settled a civil ...

Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following allegations of misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors. In ...

Omegle—a website that randomly paired internet strangers together for video chats—has shut down after 14 years, with its founder accusing some users of committing “unspeakably heinous crimes” on the ...

Notorious video chat site Omegle — which was launched to link like-minded strangers but morphed into a cesspool for child predators — was shut down Thursday. Founded in 2009 by a then 18-year-old Leif ...

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 ...