{"id":10565,"date":"2023-07-01T20:37:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/01\/online-roulette-the-popular-sites-that-are-fun-for-children-but-horrifying-to-parents\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T20:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:37:35","slug":"online-roulette-the-popular-sites-that-are-fun-for-children-but-horrifying-to-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/01\/online-roulette-the-popular-sites-that-are-fun-for-children-but-horrifying-to-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Online roulette: the popular sites that are fun for children but horrifying to parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As platforms such as Omegle and Roblox proliferate so do warnings about technology being \u2018weaponised to abuse children\u2019. What can families do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIn less than 30 seconds I saw a man clearly masturbating on camera,\u201d Kirra Pendergast says, describing a visit to the website Omegle.<\/p>\n<p>Omegle is a type of video and chat roulette, with the tag line: \u201cTalk to strangers!\u201d There\u2019s no need to register, or log in, and you don\u2019t need an app. Just go to the website, tick a box saying you\u2019re 18 or above and you\u2019re away \u2013 even if you\u2019re not 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2021\/dec\/21\/sign-up-for-five-great-reads-guardian-australias-wrap-of-our-best-summer-stories\">Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/jul\/02\/online-roulette-children-cybersafety-omegle-roblox-video-chat-popular-websites\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8c0b5d3bd3301d9333c6130feec8c11e35c149de\/0_18_3500_2101\/master\/3500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=977d997d4acfd1c85a2324f1bb65705f\" title=\"Online roulette: the popular sites that are fun for children but horrifying to parents\" \/>As platforms such as Omegle and Roblox proliferate so do warnings about technology being \u2018weaponised to abuse children\u2019. What can families do?<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn less than 30 seconds I saw a man clearly masturbating on camera,\u201d Kirra Pendergast says, describing a visit to the website Omegle.<br \/>\nOmegle is a type of video and chat roulette, with the tag line: \u201cTalk to strangers!\u201d There\u2019s no need to register, or log in, and you don\u2019t need an app. Just go to the website, tick a box saying you\u2019re 18 or above and you\u2019re away \u2013 even if you\u2019re not 18.<br \/>\nSign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As platforms such as Omegle and Roblox proliferate so do warnings about technology being \u2018weaponised to abuse children\u2019. What can families do? 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