ChatRoulette Creating Penis-Recognition Algorithm to Block Problematic Users

ChatRoulette is a really interesting idea, but it has one significant problem; an 'impressive' percentage of male users who use the site to flash unsuspecting people. Hopefully that will soon be a thing of the past.

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-06/chatroulette-plans-genital-scanning-software-block-perverts (via)

"There's something exhilarating about meeting someone new, whether it's in a coffee shop or online. That is, until your new pal pulls a Lyndon Johnson and gets really friendly.

That sort of behavior is pretty common on Chatroulette, where users can "meet" and chat with random people with a click of a mouse. But to cut down on the parade of penises, the service is planning to add image-recognition software that will filter out shots of male genitalia, TechCrunch reports.

Changes could also include a system that flags users who are consistently "nexted" -- skipped past -- presumably because they are exposing themselves or otherwise being disgusting."