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[NSFW] Do you think something like Omegle should be illegal?

Asked by rockfan (14627points) July 28th, 2015

Or at least be regulated?

It’s a website where you can chat with random strangers, and communicate with webcams, like Skype. People can do whatever they want on camera; masturbate, have sex, etc. And it’s easy to lie about your age, so people under 17 can use the unmoderated site. Your thoughts?

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Blueroses's avatar

“Regulating” doesn’t stop anything. I had the same “eww” feeling about Omegle but it’s been active for a long time now. I don’t know anybody who visits it because it’s redundant.

It was destined to be scanned by intelligence agencies and mostly used to scam users into going “private” to pay sites.

It isn’t dangerous. No minor uses it.

Hypocrisy_Central's avatar

There is a lot of things that should be regulated but it isn’t. As much as society wants to say teens are too stupid to know about sex to make total choice of their sexuality on them, there is no stomach to keep them from watching it and getting ideals on what to try. Look at here, there have been tons of threads with comments many parents would not sit around the dinner table having with their kids but their kids were having them here with a bunch of strangers, be they nameless, faceless ones. It is just as easy to lie about one’s age here as there, it is a byproduct of society.

rojo's avatar

No, if you want to then fine. I just don’t think it should be mandated.

ragingloli's avatar

No. Want under 18 year olds to not use that site? Talk to the parents to get a handle on their spawn.

emmastone019's avatar

I think, this is wrong. These types of website should make their protocols strong. If under 18 is restricted in the website then he/she should not allow. Not even by changing their date of birth. Today in our society, every young generation or even teens learn bad habits quickly and don’t like to pay attention on good things which are their future. They spoil it. Parents should know about their children. They should know each & every information, after-all they are their children. They have right to know. If something bad habit exists in their child, then they should quickly rise a step to prevent it.

Blackberry's avatar

No. Parents should regulate their children. The internet is free, open and for everyone (in theory).

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