Parent reviews for Omegle

Hi My 13 year old daughter has recently been going on Omegle,a friend told her it was a fun way to meet new people.. This is a lie,can any of you guess what happened next? My daughter rushes to me absolutely traumatized by what she saw. A grown man was sending her inappropriate pictures and asking for her to do the same! I wanted to investigate myself so I went onto Omegle and as soon as I started a chat I was asked for my 'asl' which I believe stands for age,sex and location. So I say that I am female,13 and then this stranger is asking for my email and is asking me to do inappropriate things. All I can advise is stay away from that site! Omegle is certainly not for children and I don't think adults should be on it either. It is a sick place for grown men looking for a sexual thrill. I would also say to not go on webcam either,because apparently there are men there absolutely naked. From parent to parent please don't let your kids on this site!

I stay at home and watch our children like a hawk (helicopter, over-protective parent here) and Our very own quiet and shy 13yr old was told about the site by a friend and tried it out.....we ended up contacting our local authorities due to an 18yr old in a different state asking her to go to Mexico with him!!!! That was within a few minutes of conversation. This site is horrific! The authorities knew about it and they don't recommend the site for ANYONE! It is too dangerous whether you are 13 OR 18! If you are an adult on the site, please be aware that you are at risk for having a discussion that could possibly be misconstrued by a minor, or their parents/guardians. Is it worth your life, your freedom, your child's life to "chat with a stranger"???? Get real. Grow up. This site (and the creator) is lucky there isn't a class action lawsuit to be shut down, regardless of the "terms" and "disclaimers"....much of which a teenager could not possibly understand anyway. Hopefully there will be an investigation as I am taking our situation and complaint as far as I can (congress, local representative, etc.) I have contacted the media about this as well. Parents: Get the word out! Save a life! Do not allow your children on the site, block it, and tell other parents!!!!

I think that it is a okay website for people 18 and older to get on and chat but they also have the option to go on live chat where people show inappropriate behaviors and not appropriate body parts and actions that are not suitable for children under 18 years of age!

I found out by chance that my (just) 14 year daugher has been using this site. Now banned. Her conversations (referred to in subsequent emails) involve guys asking her for sex and asking to meet her in hotels for sex. I am appalled by the absolute faceless nature of this site, just a "hi" from a stranger. I pretended to be a 14 year old girl and after a quick introduction - John, a college student from South Africa (yeah right) was asking me if I was horny. This site is just a breeding ground for men pretending to be boys preying on young girls. Parents, do not let your children use this site. I am a huge fan of the internet but this is a very disturbing side of it.

Yes, you basically talk to strangers with this, parents. However, as long as you have stressed the dangers of giving out your name and age to these people, then you're good to go. Languge? Depends on the person, always expect it, but it shouldn't be a big deal for anyone over 13+ (this goes by my saying that if you don't want your child to hear something in the media, its a good chance he's already heard it tons of times at school, you can't keep your children innocent forever anyway, you'll hurt them in the process). I've used this several times and actually got a few interesting conversations going, one from a person living in German, as far as he told me. Overall, its a fun, safe, anonymous way to talk to anyone across the world about anything you want.

After all the effort we expend getting kids to understand the danger of revealing personal info on the internet, and how hard it is for kids not to be tricked into giving too much away in conversation, I should think it would be obvious that this is a Bad Idea! I have very little problem with my son using online chat tools to talk to his friends, but the idea of chatting with total strangers just doesn't make sense

I've been going on this site for a few years now, I was roughly around 13/14 when I first went on it. I have to say it IS a risky site to go on as you don't know who you may come across...that being the horny creeps and so forth. However, that being said you do have the option to disconnect if you feel uncomfortable talking to someone and there's no one to say that you NEED to tell people where you're from and your age...overall I would say its an OK website, for those who use it sensibly. Only users aged 13 and up can access the site.

My 12-year old just came to me and told me he walked past the computer (in a common area) where my 18-year old was on omegle. I don't know what was going on, but my 12-year old saw the word "rape" on the screen. Now he's worried about his big brother. I guess, we'll all be discussing this more... By the way, I logged on to check it out before I talked with my kids, the first ? was asl (age, status, location, I assume) and then "do you want to see my C***?" Yipes! And, of course, now I have to worry about my younger son going on the website since he saw his "big bro" do it. Blah.