Launched in 2009, the online chat website omegle.com gained popularity during the coronavirus pandemic due to social isolation. The site was entertaining, but it was also dangerous due to explicit content and potential predators.
Although omegle.com shut down in 2023, similar sites like omegle.life and omegle.fun are still active. Like the original Omegle, these sites don’t require any age verification, making them easy to access for everyone, including kids and teens.
This article shows parents how to block Omegle-like sites and other unwanted websites.
Cisdem AppCrypt
If you are an Android user, you can block your child or yourself from using websites like Omegle with the help of Cisdem AppCrypt, a website blocker and app lock rolled into one.
Below are the steps.
1. Install Cisdem AppCrypt.
2. The first time you launch it, set a 4-digit or 6-digit PIN or a pattern. Make sure that the password is hard for your child to guess.
3. Choose the Web Block tab.
4. In the URL field, type the website domain, such as omegle.life. Tap the Add button. Repeat this step to block similar sites.
Now these chat sites are added to the block list and not available for use. For example, when your children try to visit them in Google Chrome, the browser will display a message saying “access is blocked”.
To remove a site from the block list, tap and hold its domain in the Web Block tab and then tap Delete.
In addition to Android, the website blocker AppCrypt is available for iPhone and iPad, helping you easily make websites like Omegle inaccessible and providing additional benefits.
1. Install AppCrypt on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Go to the Web Block tab. Type omegle.fun or another undesirable chat site in the URL field and then tap Add.
3. Go to the Preferences tab and tap Notifications. Enable Notification and then Notification unlock. Now you will be prompted to set a PIN.
Once you set a PIN, AppCrypt will be PIN-protected, which means only people who know the PIN can access AppCrypt and remove websites from the block list. If your kids don’t know the PIN, they can’t use Omegle.
Services like Omegle are accessible via a web browser, which means people can also use them on a computer. Here’s a scenario. Your son is using your or his own computer to do homework but ends up spending hours on omegle.life. To prevent things like this from happening, you can use Cisdem AppCrypt to put restrictions.
1. Download and install Cisdem AppCrypt on the computer where you’d like to restrict Omegle-like sites.
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2. The first time you open it, set a password.
3. On a Mac, click the AppCrypt icon in the menu bar and choose Open Main Window. On a Windows computer, simply click this icon in the taskbar.
4. Enter the password to access the main window.
5. In the Web Block tab, use the URL field and Add button to add websites like Omegle one by one.
Note: This note is for Windows users. In step 5, choosing the Web Block tab will prompt you to install an essential extension.
From now on, if your children try to open these chat sites on the computer via web browsers such Chrome, Edge, and Safari, they won’t succeed.
To unblock a website, under the Web Block tab as in step 5 (which requires the password), select omegle.com, control-click and choose Remove.
To make the blocking more effective, you can set AppCrypt to automatically launch at startup. In the toolbar at the top of the main window, click Preferences. Enable Launch at system startup. This way, sites like Omegle will be restricted all the time.
As mentioned, while original Omegle is not active anymore, there are alternatives. Parents who want to prevent children from inappropriate content and chats may want to block these alternatives.
The fact that omegle.com is gone doesn’t reduce parents’ concerns about chat services that allow minors to talk (including video chats) with strangers from around the world. Blocking Omegle and similar sites can be an effective way to protect children, teens, and young adults from potential dangers. In addition, parents can talk to their children about online safety and emphasize the importance of avoiding potentially dangerous websites.
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