We have reported on various occasions about the dangers of Chatroutlette. The site is rapidly growing in popularity but unfortunately with perverts, voyeurs and those looking for explicit webcam chats with strangers.

Probably due to the sheer amount of people using the site inappropriately, rumours are circulating that it’s looking to introduce software to automatically block images of male genitals.

Although web traffic to the site has more than quadrupled in recent months, the site has come under fire from users who complain that it now the domain of men who only use it to flash.

But the site’s owners are looking to tackle this problem. Its 17-year-old Russian developer Andrey Ternovskiy is believed to be looking at implementing a service that may add software that can quickly scan video to determine if male parts are being shown.

The site will also flag up those users who are frequently ‘nexted’, or who people do not want to remain chatting with, as this will usually mean that they are engaged in something unsuitable.

However, some users did not seem so keen on the idea of censoring what is one of the internet’s wilder websites. ‘So if you remove the spectacle, what is left? Only, Banal, and uninteresting conversation, which will send chat roulette into the dead pool,’ wrote one fan on a forum.

It will be interesting to see how effective the software is – and if it works well, will it be demise of Chatroulette as we know it? Filters or no filters though, the site still won’t be suitable for children. If you’re a parent, make sure the www.chatroulette.com URL is blocked using parental control software.