Twixer: Video Roulette in Telegram

It is a dull evening, friends are busy and you want to talk. Twixer offers an option from the age of video roulettes: press a button and within seconds you see a random person. All of it happens inside Telegram, with no separate site registration. 🎥

The project's motto reads: make friends, find love, have fun. The bot profile is written in English, Russian and Indonesian.

How the roulette works

The principle is simple. The bot connects you with a random partner, you talk, and when you are bored you move to the next one. The chat is anonymous: your real name is known only if you choose to share it.

The bot calls itself the first video chat roulette in Telegram. It starts with /start, and the rest is done by buttons in the mini app.

Bot commands

• /start. Launch and enter the roulette.
• /add. Add the bot to your channel.
• /feedback. Send a review or complaint to the developers.

The feedback command is useful for more than praise. You can use it to report a violator or a bug.

Gifts and coins

The project's official channel mentions gifts between users and an internal coin. Inviting a friend is said to give bonus coins, and the invited friend gets some too.

What coins can be spent on and whether they convert into anything real, the project promised to explain later. Keep a calm view: treat coins as a game bonus, not as income.

Video roulette and safety

Anonymous video chats attract people, but they carry known risks. Moderation of live video always lags, so much of the protection falls on you.

• Unpleasant content. You may see something unexpected. Move to the next partner at once.
• Screen recording. A partner can record the video. Show nothing you would not want to see online.
• Personal data. Do not name your address, school, workplace or phone number. Watch the background in your frame: it reveals plenty too.
• Scammers. Do not follow links, send money or enter a Telegram login code.
• Blackmail. If someone threatens you, end the chat, keep evidence and write through /feedback.

Rules for comfortable talk

1. Start with a simple greeting and a question about city or hobbies, with no private detail.
2. Close windows showing other people's messages and remove documents from the frame.
3. If the talk is unpleasant, do not argue, press next.
4. Parents: this format is not made for children, so talk to your teenager about the risks.

A bot for your own channel

The /add command offers to connect the bot to your channel. The profile does not spell out what for, so read the hints inside the bot before granting it any rights.

Admins should keep a general rule in mind: give any bot in a channel the minimum of permissions and review the admin list once a month.

Who it suits

People who enjoy fast live conversation with strangers and are relaxed about randomness. If you want vetted partners, closed topic chats are a better pick.

The community around the project is small, so finding a partner at the right moment may be harder than in large services. Try different hours.