Hold on to your pants (or blindfold), it looks like Chatroulette, the random video chat site created by Russian high school student Andrey Ternovskiy, is cleaning up its act.
In addition to tapping 99Designs to help with some design and logo work, according to TechCrunch, Chatroulette recently announced some new technology to help block the nude exposure it’s become synamomous with. Chatroulette is now using a mix of ”electronic and human methods” to help keep the novelty site clear of “inappropriate content” (aka masturbating guys).
But is “clean” what Chatroulette’s 20M unique visitors a month want? Part of Chatroulette’s “charm” or “lure” is, it’s both shocking and anonymous! You never know what you’ll see on the other side of the camera. Would Jon Stewart‘s Chatroulette segement on The Daily Show have still been funny without the shock? Would Tino the Guido from Hoboken, NJ have something to do on Saturday nights? Would Donkey Man still have become the minor Internet celebrity he is today?
What do you think? Does a “clean” Chatroulette stand a chance of survival? Please post a note in the comments below.
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