CamChatty : A video chat room

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Chatroulette is an online chat website that pairs strangers from around the world together for webcam-based conversations. Visitors to the website begin an online chat (text, audio, and video) with another visitor who is chosen at random. At any point, either user may leave the current chat by initiating another random connection.

Initially the site only asked users to confirm that they are at least 16 years old and agree on terms to not broadcast any offensive or pornographic content. There was no requirement for login or registration. However, the website now requires users to register for free before they can use the features of the website. The signup requires a username, email address and password. Details such as age, gender and location can be further added under profile and settings. This tab also allows users to write an ‘about me’ section about themselves, including languages they speak and their taste in music, movies and games. Users can also upload an image of themselves to add to their profile.An algorithm was developed to successfully filter out large quantities of obscene content on Chatroulette , considering that as much as 30 percent of the 8.5 million monthly unique visitors are minors.This has led to a higher proportion of female users accessing the service due to the cleanup.

Ternovskiy told the New York Times that “Everyone finds his own way of using the site. Some think it is a game, others think it is a whole unknown world, others think it is a dating service. I think it’s cool that such a concept can be useful for so many people. According to a survey carried out by RJMetrics, approximately 1 in 8 of feeds from Chatroulette involved 'R-rated' content.In response, the website has discouraged under-18s from using the site, and prohibits "pornographic" behavior. Users who experience harassment or witness illegal, immoral, or pornographic activity may report the offending user. If three users complain about the same participant within five minutes, the user is temporarily banned from the service.

CamChatty is a new Chatroulette Alternative with many more features.