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iChatr Removed From the App Store, Users Were “Exposing Themselves”

We covered iChatr two weeks ago. It was a simple application for the iPhone 4 that, just like Chatroulette on desktop computers, allowed you to video chat with random strangers - all the time. You have no contacts, no friends, you just see the face of another user and click next.

Well, when you see the face you must be lucky. Problem is, being Chatroulette completely anonymous, people started to inappropriately expose themselves. The same happened to iChatr.

148Apps got a statement from the devs of the app:

“The iChatr application has currently been removed from the App Store due to reports of a number of users exposing themselves during the random video chat sessions. We are currently discussing possible solutions to the problem with Apple.”

I don’t think Apple will help you with this one guys, unless you really demonstrate that you’ve found a great way to keep those users outside of the service.

Otherwise, goodbye iChatr.

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