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Omegle, the virtual chat site founded in 2009 has officially bid its farewell. Accessing the site right now only shows a letter from Omegle founder Leif K-Brooks attached with a seemingly AI-generated image of the site's tombstone indicating 2009-2023. “Operating Omegle is no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically,” said K-Brooks. According to him, Omegle served as a platform for meeting new people in a spontaneous manner, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling the basic human need to connect with others. Omegle was designed with anonymity as a default feature to enhance safety, and K-Brooks acknowledges that while it had many positive uses, it was also misused for nefarious purposes. The founder also expressed concern about recent attacks on Omegle and other online communication services, arguing that these attacks ultimately harm the users who benefit from these platforms. Citing the stress and financial burdens associated with operating Omegle and fighting its misuse, K-Brooks ultimately decided to discontinue running the after platform after 14 years. See his letter in full while it’s posted on omegle.com. Read more in our articles including "Omegle officially shuts down after 14 years" and "Omegle tops overall trending searches in PH according to Google Trends' Year in Search 2019".