<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
video	O
group	O
chat	O
service	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
communicate	O
by	O
video	O
,	O
Internet	O
chat	O
,	O
or	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
Desktop	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Paltalk	B-Application
Video	O
Chat	O
App	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
basic	O
services	O
are	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
basic	O
software	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
,	O
fee-based	O
memberships	O
and	O
paid	O
upgrades	O
to	O
more	O
capable	O
versions	O
are	O
offered	O
by	O
AVM	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Paltalk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
had	O
5.5	O
million	O
unique	O
users	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
's	O
main	O
application	B-Application
is	O
"	O
Paltalk	B-Application
Messenger	O
for	O
PCs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
offered	O
PaltalkExpress	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
web-based	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
and	O
Java	B-Language
application	B-Application
which	O
could	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
an	O
Internet	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
this	O
program	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
falling	O
support	O
and	O
removal	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
has	O
native	O
apps	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
which	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
publish	O
webcam	O
,	O
audio	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
text	O
chat	O
groups	O
or	O
in	O
private	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
versions	O
of	O
Paltalk	B-Application
allow	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
chat	O
rooms	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
text	O
,	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
users	O
can	O
also	O
have	O
private	O
video	O
chat	O
sessions	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
15	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
patent	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
claiming	O
they	O
were	O
infringing	O
U.S.	O
patents	O
5,822,523	O
and	O
6,226,686	O
"	O
Server-group	O
messaging	O
system	O
for	O
interactive	O
applications	O
"	O
,	O
patents	O
they	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
company	O
HearMe	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paltalk	B-Application
first	O
brought	O
a	O
case	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
claiming	O
Halo	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
violated	O
its	O
patent	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Paltalk	B-Application
then	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
NCsoft	O
,	O
Jagex	O
and	O
Turbine	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
these	O
companies	O
are	O
also	O
violating	O
Paltalk	B-Application
's	O
patents	O
whose	O
damages	O
range	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
tens	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
US	O
judge	O
dismissed	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Jagex	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
After	O
reviewing	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
video	O
game	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Jagex	O
,	O
Paltalk	B-Application
and	O
Jagex	O
agree	O
that	O
the	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
video	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
infringe	O
the	O
patents-in-suit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Paltalk	B-Application
was	O
targeted	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Security	O
Agency	O
's	O
PRISM	O
surveillance	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Paltalk	B-Application
communications	O
(	O
video	O
,	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
chats	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
recorded	O
,	O
stored	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
and	O
evaluated	O
by	O
the	O
NSA	O
.	O
</s>
