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In June 2013, it was revealed that Paltalk was targeted by the ]'s ] surveillance program.<ref name="usa1">{{cite news |last=Winter |first=Michael |title=Reports: NSA siphons data from 9 major Net firms |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/06/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies/2398345/ |access-date=12 June 2013 |work=] |date=6 June 2013 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607113440/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/06/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies/2398345/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lobosco">{{cite news |last=Lobosco |first=Kate |title=Google ... Facebook ... Paltalk?! |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/06/07/technology/security/paltalk-nsa-surveillance/?hpt=hp_t2 |publisher=] |access-date=12 June 2013 |date=7 June 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065323/http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/07/technology/security/paltalk-nsa-surveillance/?hpt=hp_t2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2013, it was revealed that Paltalk was targeted by the ]'s ] surveillance program.<ref name="usa1">{{cite news |last=Winter |first=Michael |title=Reports: NSA siphons data from 9 major Net firms |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/06/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies/2398345/ |access-date=12 June 2013 |work=] |date=6 June 2013 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607113440/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/06/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies/2398345/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lobosco">{{cite news |last=Lobosco |first=Kate |title=Google ... Facebook ... Paltalk?! |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/06/07/technology/security/paltalk-nsa-surveillance/?hpt=hp_t2 |publisher=] |access-date=12 June 2013 |date=7 June 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102065323/http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/07/technology/security/paltalk-nsa-surveillance/?hpt=hp_t2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Tinychat ==
In December 2014, Tinychat was acquired by Paltalk. Paltalk stated that Tinychat would remain a standalone application.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2014 |title=Paltalk Buys Tinychat As Video Messaging Apps Consolidate |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/16/tinychat-paltalk-video-messaging/ |access-date=2020-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> Tinychat was an ] ] that allowed users to communicate via ], ], and ]. It offered instant opportunities for people to meet and the ability for users to create their own virtual chat room on any topic or category.<ref>{{citation |title=Tinychat Creates Disposable Multimedia Chat Rooms |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Lifehacker |url=http://lifehacker.com/5272145/tinychat-creates-disposable-multimedia-chat-rooms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233734/http://lifehacker.com/5272145/tinychat-creates-disposable-multimedia-chat-rooms |archive-date=2011-09-05 |url-status=live |accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref> Tinychat was a web-based platform that works on HTML5 compatible browsers or standalone apps for Android or iOS. The chat rooms could contain a rolling maximum of 12 video and audio feeds. Tinychat, including all of its services, was owned by PeerStream.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oyedele |first=Akin |date=2017-03-04 |title=We spoke to the chairman of the company whose stock exploded after people confused it with Snapchat — here's what he said |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-ipo-snap-interactive-jason-katz-2017-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024140953/http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-ipo-snap-interactive-jason-katz-2017-3 |archive-date=2017-10-24 |access-date=2020-01-13 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>

On November 16, 2009, Tinychat launched Tinychat.tv, which offers users the ability to live stream any video or show hosted on Tinychat. The service uses Tinychat's API and provides the ability to launch a personalized page and channel for initiating multi-user shows. Tinychat has also announced that it will not charge for the cost of bandwidth.<ref>{{Citation |title=Tinychat encroaches ustream and stickam |date=November 17, 2009 |work=Softpedia |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tinychat-Encroaches-Ustream-s-And-Stickam-s-Areas-127232.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810170406/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tinychat-Encroaches-Ustream-s-And-Stickam-s-Areas-127232.shtml |archive-date=2011-08-10 |url-status=live |accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref> Based upon restrictions, Tinychat.tv has been closed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In February 2010, Tinychat launched Tinychat Next, a service similar to ]. Tinychat Next differs from Chatroulette with the addition of topic-based rooms.<ref>{{citation |title=TinyChat Launches Grouped Version Of Chatroulette |date=February 16, 2010 |work=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/16/tinychat-launches-grouped-version-of-chatroulette/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407162744/http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/16/tinychat-launches-grouped-version-of-chatroulette/ |archive-date=2010-04-07 |url-status=live |accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> In January 2011, Tinychat raised $1.5 million in funding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=25 January 2011 |title=Tinychat Raises $1.5M From Kutcher, Diddy And Others, Is Just Getting Started |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/tinychat-raises-1-5m-from-kutcher-diddy-and-others-is-just-getting-started/ |access-date=2020-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>

In late 2017, Tinychat revamped its entire website layout. It incorporated a WebRTC version of its chat rooms to replace its older RTMP flash-based chat rooms. The site also added HD video streaming, along with ]/] mobile device streaming with compatible devices, via the Tinychat application.

On December 16th 2024, an announcement that Tinychat had ended services and closed down appeared on the Tinychat website. The shutdown announcement page featured an advertisement for Paltalk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinychat has closed! |url=https://tinychat.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102160048/https://tinychat.com/ |archive-date=2025-01-02 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=tinychat.com}}</ref>


== See also == == See also ==

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Video group chat service
Paltalk Messenger
Developer(s)AVM Software
Initial releaseJune 1998; 26 years ago (1998-06)
Stable release(s)
Android9.2.1.0 / December 23, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-23)
iOS8.4.2 / November 9, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-09)
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.paltalk.com

Paltalk is a proprietary video group chat service that enables users to communicate by video, Internet chat, or voice.

History

In 2007, the filmed suicide of one of the service's users was widely reported in the media. Concerns were raised over the possibility that it could inspire further suicides.

Paltalk filed a series of patent lawsuits against video game developers claiming they were infringing U.S. patents 5,822,523 and 6,226,686 "Server-group messaging system for interactive applications", patents they purchased from the now-defunct company HearMe in 2002. Paltalk first brought a case against Microsoft in 2006, claiming Halo and Xbox Live violated its patent rights, and later settled out of court.

In 2009, Paltalk then moved on to Sony, Activision Blizzard, NCsoft, Jagex and Turbine, Inc., claiming that these companies are also violating Paltalk's patents whose damages range in the "tens of millions of dollars". In 2010, a US judge dismissed the lawsuit against Jagex and stated "After reviewing source code for the RuneScape video game made available by Jagex, Paltalk and Jagex agree that the RuneScape video game does not infringe the patents-in-suit."

In June 2013, it was revealed that Paltalk was targeted by the National Security Agency's PRISM surveillance program.

Tinychat

In December 2014, Tinychat was acquired by Paltalk. Paltalk stated that Tinychat would remain a standalone application. Tinychat was an online chat website that allowed users to communicate via instant messaging, voice chat, and video chat. It offered instant opportunities for people to meet and the ability for users to create their own virtual chat room on any topic or category. Tinychat was a web-based platform that works on HTML5 compatible browsers or standalone apps for Android or iOS. The chat rooms could contain a rolling maximum of 12 video and audio feeds. Tinychat, including all of its services, was owned by PeerStream.

On November 16, 2009, Tinychat launched Tinychat.tv, which offers users the ability to live stream any video or show hosted on Tinychat. The service uses Tinychat's API and provides the ability to launch a personalized page and channel for initiating multi-user shows. Tinychat has also announced that it will not charge for the cost of bandwidth. Based upon restrictions, Tinychat.tv has been closed.

In February 2010, Tinychat launched Tinychat Next, a service similar to Chatroulette. Tinychat Next differs from Chatroulette with the addition of topic-based rooms. In January 2011, Tinychat raised $1.5 million in funding.

In late 2017, Tinychat revamped its entire website layout. It incorporated a WebRTC version of its chat rooms to replace its older RTMP flash-based chat rooms. The site also added HD video streaming, along with Android/iOS mobile device streaming with compatible devices, via the Tinychat application.

On December 16th 2024, an announcement that Tinychat had ended services and closed down appeared on the Tinychat website. The shutdown announcement page featured an advertisement for Paltalk.

See also

References

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  14. Oyedele, Akin (2017-03-04). "We spoke to the chairman of the company whose stock exploded after people confused it with Snapchat — here's what he said". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
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