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Omegle: Suing the website that matched me with my abuser

Omegle: Suing the website that matched me with my abuser

Omegle: Suing the website that matched me with my abuser
15 February 2023

As a young girl, Alice (not her real name) logged on to the popular live video chat website, Omegle, and was randomly paired with a paedophile, who coerced her into becoming a digital sex slave. Nearly 10 years later the young American is suing Omegle in a landmark case that could pave the way for a wave of lawsuits against other social platforms.

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