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Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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legohurts16 · 14/01/2022 21:42

My DD is 15 and we have been chatting tonight. She has been telling me about a website she sometimes goes on to talk to strangers. She never shows her face and just does it for a laugh. She often tells me the things she does and we have a really good relationship. She has just shown me how it works and I am a bit shocked but she has suffered from anxiety for the last couple of years and has been very scared of people IRL and also via the internet. She is extremely internet savvy and is very careful with social media profiles etc and she never shares anything on tiktok. She says she just does it for a laugh and says it is so cringy. She never has her camera on or shares her real name.

I am quite shocked something like this exists - she promises me she is safe- and I totally believe her. It looks it is full of pervy men. I am sure lots of teenagers use it but just don't tell their parents. Has anyone ever come across this with their teens and how did you react??

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AndrewFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 14/01/2022 21:43

Vile website. It is completely full of pervy men. I've got it blocked on our web settings.

curlymacv · 14/01/2022 21:45

It's not safe at all. It's full of perverts and people who prey on children. Way more sexual predators on it than actual teenagers or children.

TheVanguardSix · 14/01/2022 21:54

Define 'safe', OP. She won't get physically assaulted. That's good I guess.
But the dirt those guys spew is pretty soul-destroying. She's just laying herself open to sick predators who have a lot to say!

user1493494961 · 15/01/2022 19:41

Stop being a 'cool' Mum.

Schoolisback1973 · 16/01/2022 02:28

My 14 DD was on it last year. I deleted the app.
I wouldn't even entertain it. Too risky

WeAllHaveWings · 16/01/2022 10:22

I am quite shocked something like this exists - she promises me she is safe- and I totally believe her.

Define safe? Do you think it is "safe" for a 15 year old child with anxiety to speak to unknown adults in an unmoderated space? You have no clue how these people will be influencing your child.

RedPandaWanda · 16/01/2022 17:14

My dd is 14 soon and many of her friends are on it but it does not look safe to me and doesn’t have great online reviews so I’ve blocked it through our internet provider.

Suprima · 16/01/2022 17:17

She has definitely seen men wanking at the camera on there. It’s basically every other user on the site.

We used it as teenagers. We thought they were sad and found them wanking their vile hairy todgers funny but only as an adult do I realise they were getting off to teenage girls laughing at them and being shocked.

I’ve just stumbled on now- low and behold, wanking man is my first hit.

Thki · 24/10/2022 04:07

It's bad. As a guy going on it to flirt with (women) I just saw stuff that disturbed me. I thought it odd that men were nude. I covered my face pretending to be a 12 yo and a lot didn't mind at all. What the actual fucc. Why is this site not got protections or verification or something. I tried to look up how to report it, it's just so odd.

BrightRedLipstick · 24/10/2022 22:59

My Dad school sent a warning email to parents this week about this site.
Please please delete it

Abcdefgh1234 · 24/10/2022 23:16

Yeah i know omegle. Its not safe at all. I know it i even try it because i wanna know. Because its so famous in my son school aswell. Its not safe at all. Its scary

ricecakesareshit · 11/09/2023 20:35

I know this is an old post but I have just discovered my 15yo has been using it.

I'm frantically trying to sort parent controls but if anyone wants to give me some help I'd really appreciate it. What a fool I've been.

Zara82 · 12/09/2023 06:55

There's no way I hell I would let my children use this. My DD is very aware it'd full of pervs and that's without me advising her. She just knows.

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