According to its creator Andrey Ternovskiy, Chatroulette will now be able to trace people who broadcast inappropriate content when using the service.

A message from Ternovskiy earlier this week stated:

“With the help of a few good developers we’ve started collecting information, such as IP addresses, logs and screen captures of offenders who actually break US/UN laws by broadcasting inappropriate content in a specific situations. We’ve captured and saved thousands of IP addresses of alleged offenders, along with logs and screenshots which prove wrong behavior.“

Apparently, thousands of IP addresses have been blocked in effort to make Chatroulette a much cleaner service.

Unfortunately it appears that Ternovskiy’s efforts to rid the service of perverts is all in effort to encourage and attract investors. Many have taken a keen interest in the site but have commented on how it needs to clean up its act before its reputation becomes seriously damaged.

Personally, I’m not convinced – I can’t see the site ever being used purely just for innocent fun, although it’s a nice idea. There’s always going to be people out there who will abuse the service and use it for X-rated purposes. Even the prospect of a million pound investment wouldn’t be enough for Ternovskiy to source an effective enough measure to keep the whole site safe and clean.