JOURNAL ARTICLE

STRANGER DANGERS.

  • Published In: Mother Jones, 2023, v. 48, n. 1. P. 44 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Alm, David 3 of 3

Abstract

Just months after he'd launched Omegle, K-Brooks said, he'd gotten a call from the fbi about an Omegle user in Sweden who told another, in Finland, that they were planning to bring a gun to school on a particular date. In subsequent emails, K-Brooks sent me Omegle's fact sheet, which emphasizes the safety of the site, but ignored many of my questions, particularly those regarding Omegle's finances, its employees, and the substance of the UN's letter - including whether he ever responded to it. PREDATORS WHO USE THE SITE have been prosecuted by law enforcement agencies the world over, but Omegle's biggest foe may be Carrie Goldberg, a lawyer who, after being stalked and threatened with revenge porn, started her own firm in 2014 focused on representing targets of online abuse. "Omegle video chat is moderated but no moderation is perfect", Omegle's homepage states. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mother Jones. 2023/01, Vol. 48, Issue 1, p44
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Language and Linguistics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0362-8841
  • Accession Number:160555593
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