Safety tips for stranger chat

Before you chat

• Be 18 or older – these platforms are for adults.
• Choose a nickname you use nowhere else.
• On video, check your background and lighting.

During the chat

• Never share your full name, address, school, workplace or social handles.
• Do not click links or download files from strangers.
• Anyone asking for money, gift cards or crypto is running a scam.
• Remember the other person can screenshot or record.

When to leave

• Pressure to move to another app or to turn the camera on.
• Sexual requests you did not ask for.
• Threats or blackmail – stop replying, keep evidence and report.

Report and block

Every platform on this site describes some form of reporting or moderation. Use it – reports are how moderators find repeat offenders.