A stranger is already online
One click — and you're in a private chat. No sign-up.
Omegle, the random video chat service, stopped operating in November 2023 after 14 years. The reason was not technical: the service could not cope with the flow of abuse and legal pressure.
The founder announced the shutdown, calling the work “no longer sustainable”: the service could not keep up with abuse and lawsuits. After it closed, the familiar “talk to a random person” had to be found again.
Video itself created the main risk: a random stranger could show anything. The text format removes that problem — you do not show your face and do not receive video you did not choose.
ohoo.chat continues the idea of a random partner in text form: a 1-on-1 dialog, no sign-up, with rules against insults and spam, 18+. A partner is found in a few seconds.
There are no official plans to return: the service has been closed since November 2023.
An anonymous text chat: it removes the main risk of video and needs no sign-up.
No, it is a different service with its own rules, but with the same idea of a random partner.