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Chatroulette: Now With More Chat, Less Wang

by Warren Riddle on June 17, 2010 at 08:15 AM

chatroulette screenshot of penis filterUpon its unveiling, Wangroulette Chatroulette immediately elicited a dramatic response from both casual social networkers and tech pundits for its revolutionary, albeit randomly ridiculous, method of instant and arbitrary interaction. Just as quickly, though -- and perhaps even more swiftly -- skeezy pervs tainted the site's rapid-fire webcam conversations with an overwhelming glut of genitals.

These exhibitionists initially seemed no more threatening or prevalent than the rest of the Web's deviants, but, with few restrictions or regulations, the site's platform inspired significant safety concerns in parents. Somewhat ironically, a teenager actually created Chatroulette, a site which now ranks among the most inappropriate and undesirable online destinations for, well, anyone who doesn't want to face a deluge of gonads. To continue combating the phenomenon, that teen, Andrey Ternovskiy, has reportedly hatched a new plan to pull the plug on the penis party.

According to Tech Crunch, "the [new] service may add software that can quickly scan video to determine if a penis is being shown." The site could also flag those chatters that other viewers consistently flee. (But what about those of us who just happen to be miserably bored?) Now, the amazing advent of peter-pinpointing certainly surprises us, but -- just with like with other tracking software -- someone will inevitably devise a method to subvert those pesky member maskers. [From: Tech Crunch, via: Gawker]

Tags: AndreyTernovskiy, chat, ChatRoulette, FaceTracking, socialnetworking, top, video, videochat, web, webcam

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