The creators of both Chatroulette and Omegle have expressed disappointment with the x-rated way in which some people use their sites. One of the great taboos in social organisations is revealing the body - put any constraint on a human being and they want to react against it.' 'It's not often in interactions that we get the chance to do whatever we want. 'There's a sense of freedom when our behaviour is not accountable and we don't have to deal with the consequences,' said social psychologist Martin Skinner, a professor at Warwick University. So what is it that encourages strangers to be so overt with each other?

He described them as mostly young, with a ratio of 71% male, 15% female and 14% 'pervert'. The unregulated forum is not a place for the faint-hearted - or the squeamish.Īs part of his experiment Mr Neistat connected with 90 people in one afternoon. However there are far more unsavoury stories of people clicking 'next' only to be faced with genitals and various sexual acts. There's also the potential thrill of a brush with a celebrity - popstar Katy Perry has said she is a fan of the site. There are charming stories of emerging characters like the 'piano man' who improvises songs to the chat buddies that he encounters. He proved his theory with the help of female friend Genevieve who had far more luck, holding conversations for a minimum of two minutes with nine out of ten of her chatbuddies (both male and female).Īt its best, says Mr Neistat, Chatroulette is 'something that transports you around the world into a stranger's life, over and over again'. 'After I got comfortable 'nexting' people I realised I would definitely next me too, I really only pause on pretty girls,' he says on his video. While it was hurtful he soon found that his own Chatroulette behaviour was equally fickle.

During filming 19 out of 20 of his random chat buddies clicked away from him in under three seconds. Video blogger Casey Neistat made a video about his experiences of using Chatroulette.

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