And adults to be matched randomly and privately - and anonymously for chatting. what would you say to people who think that it s up to parents to stop their children going on websites like this? i would say they re wrong. i would say that there s - absolutely no way that anybody can account for their child s use of technology 24/7. - people don t know about 0megle. parents don t know what this is. - and it quite literally- encourages them to, quote unquote, talk to strangers. alice s suit, known as am versus 0megle, is likely to be one of, if not the first time, a tech platform is put on trial for the way it s built. these so called product liability lawsuits are a growing trend and a potential new way for social networks to be held accountable for their alleged wrongdoings. in the united states, we have section 230 of the communications decency act, which makes it incredibly difficult to ever sue an online platform.
It was originally intended to make it difficult to sue a platform for defamation, but it s been interpreted to make it difficult to sue them for anything, whether its child sexual exploitation, revenge porn. but we, a few years ago, brought a case against a different platform, saying. ..let s start treating these as just basic products. let s look at them as. you know, if somebody gets injured, let s look at if there was a defect in the design, or the coding that made this harm happen. as soon as the platform realised that this is how it was being used, then it had the duty to innovate. whether through age verification or some other means, they needed to fix their product. leif brooks is the ceo and founder of 0megle. he launched it when he was just 18 years old. mr brooks has repeatedly ignored calls for changes to his site from child protection agencies, including at the united nations. i ve asked leif brooks for an interview multiple times in the past two years.
He s never accepted. so we travelled to florida to try to speak to him directly. mr brooks. can we ask you some questions, please? from the bbc. mr brooks, we just want to ask you some questions. it s about your website, mr brooks. it s about 0megle. mr brooks did reply to an email. he said people are solely responsible for their own behaviour while using his website, but that 0megle takes the safety of users extremely seriously. he said the site is moderated by ai tools and human moderators. he also says he works with law enforcement and organisations working to stop the online exploitation of children. days later, alice s lawsuit took another big step forward.
Omegle is a hunting i ground for predators. it invites children - and adults to be matched randomly and privately - and anonymously for chatting. what would you say to people who think that it s up to parents to stop their children going on websites like this? i would say they re wrong. i would say that there s - absolutely no way that anybody can account for their child s use of technology 24/7. - people don t know about omegle. parents don t know what this is. - and it quite literally- encourages them to, quote unquote, talk to strangers. alice s suit, known as am versus 0megle, is likely to be one of, if not the first time, a tech platform is put on trial for the way it s built. these so called product liability lawsuits are a growing trend and a potential new way for social networks to be held accountable for their alleged wrongdoings.