Text roulette

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Text roulette or SMS roulette is a game played chiefly by schoolchildren, in which they compose a

In the last episode of Series 3 of Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners, the four main characters play text roulette with each other's phones.

The BBC One series Michael McIntyre's Big Show, broadcast since 2015, includes a "send to all" segment where the host asks a guest to send an embarrassing message to everyone on their contacts list.^[2]

Demographics of users

In 2010, a

Neil McHugh, who had commissioned the survey, said it showed that young people did not realize the dangers of texting unknown numbers.[4]

A writer for business organisation

In October 2010, Textslide debuted as an application that enables people to easily and safely engage in SMS conversations with strangers.[6]

See also

• Chatroulette
• Omegle
• Zumbl

References