Omegle shuts down after 14 yearswww.gmanetwork.comexternal-link Five ( @Five@slrpnk.net ) U.S. NewsEnglish • 11 months ago message-square4fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133external-linkOmegle shuts down after 14 yearswww.gmanetwork.com Five ( @Five@slrpnk.net ) U.S. NewsEnglish • 11 months ago message-square4fedilink
minus-square Tangled Slinky ( @Slinky5737@infosec.pub ) linkfedilink10•11 months agoSad day, but the digital carousel of penises will live on elsewhere.
minus-square CameronDev ( @CameronDev@programming.dev ) linkfedilink5•11 months agoWould be nice if they had opensourced the code so anyone else could host it.
minus-square thepaperpilot ( @thepaperpilot@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink3•11 months agoConsidering the reasons for shutting down, specifically that it took too many resources to keep out bad actors and keep the site as safe as possible, I don’t think making it open source is a good idea.
minus-square fmstrat ( @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoIt’s always a good idea to “open” something that is “closing”. We can’t comprehend what others might be able to do with it.
Sad day, but the digital carousel of penises will live on elsewhere.
Would be nice if they had opensourced the code so anyone else could host it.
Considering the reasons for shutting down, specifically that it took too many resources to keep out bad actors and keep the site as safe as possible, I don’t think making it open source is a good idea.
It’s always a good idea to “open” something that is “closing”. We can’t comprehend what others might be able to do with it.