Chatroulette is the weirdest new Internet pastime. The site pairs you with a random videochat partner. You can choose to videochat with that random stranger or click on to the next. Fox News describes Chatroulette as a “predator’s paradise.” There’s nudity and lewedness, and who knows what else. Parents beware.
www.chatroulette.com is definitely an address you want to add to your Internet filter to block.
As to filteirng, K9 Web Protection added the site to their filter yesterday under several categories, including adult/mature content.
Maybe we can get kids interested in ham radio instead. Same sort of idea, you hook up a radio and antenna, and you call CQ and have a nice chat with someone who answers you.
Somebody ought to make a list of sites like this that members of the Church probably want to avoid. This site certainly isn’t unique, and a lot of people look at sites like this (and some that only have text chat) that are full of filth without knowing it beforehand.
David, that’s one of the reasons I created LDSMediaTalk–to warn parents about things like this. Stay tuned to LDSMediaTalk to learn more, especially in the category “Internet Safety and Wise Use.” You may also want to follow http://www.internetsafetypodcast.com/