Perpetrators may shout “white power” and give a Hitler Salute, make fun of someone’s appearance, yell a racist slur or ask, “are you a Jew?”Īustralian white supremacist Philip Hedley, an avid (former) YouTuber whose racist and antisemitic comments were captured on video during a Novem“StoptheSteal” rally in Phoenix, Arizona, popularized Omegle trolling in extremist circles. This tactic, referred to by practitioners as “Omegle Redpilling,” involves saying something offensive in the introductory moment of the chat in an effort to elicit outrage, shock or debate. The perpetrators post these interactions across additional social media platforms, providing grotesque entertainment for their followers. White supremacists and racists use these roulette-style chat opportunities to “troll” and harass women and minorities, and to attempt to recruit others to their extreme ideologies. The premise of Omegle is simple, users log on with a webcam and microphone and are randomly matched with another user with whom they can chat or reject. Omegle terms and conditions state users must be 18 and older or 13 and older with parental permission, but these conditions are easily ignored. Users simply go to the website and start chatting with the click of a button. Launched in 2009, the platform’s popularity lagged behind other social media options, but pandemic related boredom and social isolation have apparently increased Omegle’s appeal according to the platform’s estimates, more than 35,000 users are online at any given moment. Their latest tactic involves the use of Omegle, a free online chat service that randomly pairs anonymous users for one-on-one video chat sessions. Extremists are constantly adapting and finding ways to reach new audiences, spread and spew their hate and create online content.

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