Safety
Two tools do most of the work here: blocking, which is instant and needs nobody's permission, and reporting, which puts a conversation in front of a person. Both are one command in the chat.
Blocking someone
Type Block <name> into the chat, using
the name exactly as it appears beside their messages.
- Their messages disappear from your screen straight away, including the ones already on it.
- The line you typed is posted to the room like any other message, so everyone, them included, can read it.
- The block is yours alone. Everyone else in the room still sees them.
- It holds in every room you visit until you close the tab. Your next visit starts with nobody blocked, so block again if you need to.
To undo one, open the grey settings button and tap the blocked person's name, and what they said comes back. You can block up to 200 people in one visit.
You do not need a reason and you do not have to argue first. Blocking someone who is simply irritating is a perfectly good use of it.
Reporting someone
Type report <name>, or
report <name> why to add a reason. There
is also a report form behind the grey settings button.
A report takes a copy of the last 20 lines of the room so that whoever reads it can see what actually happened, rather than one line out of context. That copy is kept for 90 days — longer than the chat itself, which is explained on your data.
You can file 5 reports in quick succession before the site asks you to slow down. Reporting the same person twice for the same thing does not speed anything up.
Report anything illegal, anyone threatening someone, and anyone pressuring or grooming another person. If you are in immediate danger, contact the police first; a report here is not an emergency service.
Flooding
Sending more than 5 messages in 5 seconds stops you sending for 60 seconds. The room tells you, and you can still read everything while it lasts.
It applies to everyone, so someone spamming a room is silenced without anyone having to act. If it keeps happening, report them.
You are talking to strangers
Anonymity cuts both ways. Nobody here has proved who they are — not their age, not their gender, not their name, not their reasons for being in the room. Treat what people tell you about themselves as unverified, because it is.
A room is public. Anyone in it can read everything said in it, and
anyone with the link can walk in. A private message
(@name message) is hidden from other people in
the room, but the person you send it to can still screenshot it, repeat
it, or attach it to a report.
Keep personal information to yourself
Do not post, and do not answer questions about:
- your full name, address, or the area you live in
- your school, college or workplace
- your phone number or email address
- your other accounts — social media handles are enough to find everything else
- photographs of yourself, your home or your documents
- anything financial: card numbers, bank details, payment links. Nobody here has a legitimate reason to ask
Details are cumulative. A first name, a football team and a school mentioned across an evening can identify someone. If a conversation starts collecting them, leave the room — you owe a stranger no explanation.
If you arrange to meet someone
Treat it as meeting a stranger, because it is.
- Meet somewhere public and busy, in daylight.
- Tell a friend where you are going and who with.
- Get yourself there and back on your own transport.
- Keep your phone charged and with you.
- Leave if anything feels wrong. You do not have to be polite.
Over 18s only
This site is for adults. Pressing START confirms you are over 18; it does not check, and we cannot tell. If you are under 18, this is not a site for you.
If you believe you are talking to a child, do not carry on the conversation. Report it, and contact the police or your national child protection body.
What this site cannot do
Being straight about the limits is part of being safe here.
- There is no age verification. The 18+ gate is a button.
- Names and rooms are not vetted before they appear, and common swear words are masked but nothing else is filtered.
- Reports are read by a person, not answered instantly, and you will not get a reply.
- A message cannot be unsent. Once it is on someone's screen it is theirs.
Blocking is the tool that works immediately and without anybody else. Use it early.