If you’re getting along, then you can keep chatting to the other user, but if the conversation is not going what you had in mind, you can click “next” and find yourself with a new, randomly allocated user.

This particular thrill of being face-to-face with an unknown person is Chatroulette’s USP. When you decide to visit the site and switch on your webcam, you’re suddenly connected to another user, who is also on their webcam.īut here’s the twist: it’s not your friend, but a randomly selected person who is logged on anywhere in the world. Well, you need a webcam, a microphone and an internet connection. The site allows you to connect with users from across the world So how does it work? These clones have also infiltrated the LGBT+ community, with gay and bisexual men able to choose from a plethora of gay Chatroulette clone sites to fulfil their online chat needs. There’s one for almost every interest you can think of including KittehRoulette (an endless stream of cute kitten videos), JayDoe (intellectual chat) and FlirtSpin. Other sites have been set up alongside the original Chatroulette, known as ‘clone’ sites.