A viral clip of white people calling a black person the n-word on Omegle points toward a bigger problem with racism on the website.

A video recently posted by @SomeChickens on Twitter is getting traction as people are getting outraged at the blatant racism displayed on Omegle.

“Uncensored Version of my TikTok Video”

https://twitter.com/somechickens/status/1562500365412495361?s=21&t=T7wHLiHV-9cDC6KluLwFDg

“Uncensored Version of my TikTok Video (Part 2)”

The rampant racism prominent on Omegle has prompted some to conduct experiments on the platform. Teenagers Hidaya Saban and Alees Elshiek recently went on to the site to see just how bad it was and they were shocked.

The two picked a range of topics— from Black Lives Matter to BLM to KKK— to see what they would find.

“It was extremely shocking when we entered ‘BLM.’ When we first entered it, we assumed, of course, we assumed there would be people who opposed BLM on there, but the amount of people who are against BLM or are basically racist is what shocked us,” Elshiek said.

Following a recent TikTok trend of filming interactions on Omegle, Saban and Elshiek went in to get some footage.

“We wanted to see how accurate it would be or if maybe it’s only a few and they’re just like editing the clips together,” Saban said. “We got the first-hand experience to know that it’s 9 out of 10 we will get a racist experience.”

The racism on Omegle has even drawn the attention of the assistant professor of journalism at the University of Southern California, Allisa V. Richardson, who had this to say about the platform:

“I think these kinds of racist incidents have occurred since the inception of Omegle, but the mobile device has enabled us to capture our computer screen. When users film these incidents, they are using their phones to freeze the evidence. Social media then allows them to amplify the abuse in ways we couldn’t do before.”

The site’s use has only continued to increase as TikTok’s trend of recording interactions on Omegle has driven people there.

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