Mart T.

E-chat is (or was, prior to September 29th 2020 depending on the changes to the security system they may make) one of the only free online chat rooms that doesn't require an email verification. In November 2017 I was trapped in an emotionally and sometimes physically abusive family and I was inches away from succeeding in committing suicide, and I desperately needed somebody to talk to on the one device I was able to use, without an email. It took me weeks to find a place where this would be possible, and then I stumbled upon e-chat. I used the website sensibly, sticking to the smaller, more moderated chatrooms, and I found a way to contact people I knew in real life and tell them to get e-chat so they could help me through this chat system. Since then, I have been drifting through chatrooms and I have made some wonderful online friends. E-chat was and still is my lifeline, and when used correctly, it is possible to make and maintain some brilliant friendships. I was heartbroken when the announcement came through today that email verification will have to be added in, and my heart goes out to all of the people who needed an anonymous chat system like I did and can no longer access one, though I understand why the changes need to be put in place.

Thank you to the creators of this website. You saved a life.