House rules for talking 1 on 1 on camera
Two people, one screen each, no audience. With nobody watching, manners do most of the safety work. Below: what is not welcome on camera or in text, and what you can do when someone ignores it.
Ground rules before you say hi
Only adults, 18+, belong in our chat. The rules below apply to spoken words, written messages and anything shown on camera.
Think of the stranger as a seat neighbour on a long train ride. Friendly is good, pushing is not, and either of you may get off at the next stop.
Nobody here owes anybody a clever line, a particular camera angle, or an answer to a personal question. A plain "no thanks" is meant to be enough, and the other side is expected to hear it.
The rules in one table
| Behaviour | What it looks like | What you can do |
|---|---|---|
| Insults and threats | Name-calling, mocking someone's looks or accent, any threat of harm | End the call, flag, block |
| Discrimination | Slurs or jokes aimed at someone's race, faith, gender, sexuality or health | Same steps; no debate needed |
| Nudity and sexual behaviour | Undressing, exposing yourself, explicit gestures or demands | Leave at once and flag it |
| Blackmail | Demanding pictures, or threatening to pass something on | Stop talking, then read the sextortion page |
| Ads and spam | Selling something, pushing a profile or channel, the same message sent again and again | Move on to a different match |
| Links and money | Pasted links, requests for transfers, gifts, top-ups or paid favours | Do not click, do not pay, flag it |
Respect still applies when you disagree
Disagreeing is fine. Two strangers will not share every opinion, and a mild row over pineapple on pizza has never hurt anyone.
Insults are another matter, and so are threats. So is anything directed at someone because of their background or identity, such as faith, gender, sexuality, health or the country they call home. None of it belongs in our chat, spoken or typed.
Laughing together is welcome. Laughing at your companion is not.
Bare skin and sexual content
Nudity and sexual behaviour on camera are not allowed. Neither is nudging someone toward them, however politely the nudge is worded.
Anyone under 18 has no place here, and sexual content involving a child is never acceptable. The same goes for anything filmed, saved or forwarded when the person in it never agreed. Laws in many countries treat that as a crime, so it goes beyond our rules.
If somebody threatens to send a picture of you to your contacts and demands money or more footage, do not give in. The steps are on our sextortion page, and none of this is your fault.
Ads, spam, links and money
Do not advertise products, channels, profiles or other chats, and do not use a call to earn something.
Do not paste one message at every stranger. A hello typed to one person is a conversation; the same line sent fifty times is a broadcast.
Do not share links or ask anyone to open one. What hides behind a stranger's link is a guess.
Do not request money, gifts, transfers or top-ups, and do not offer paid favours.
If a stranger asks you for any of the above, you can ignore it.
A rule gets broken: what you can do
Leave first
End the call or look for another match. You need no reason, and one polite goodbye is already generous.
Flag and block
Flag or block the person where the chat lets you. What it asks you then, and what it does next, follows the conditions it shows you at that step.
Keep notes for serious cases
For threats, blackmail or anything involving a child, write down what happened before you close anything. Official help lines work better with details, and the sextortion page points to them.
Tricky moments
A stranger says it was only a joke. Does that count?
A joke does not change what was said. If it made you uncomfortable, you may leave, flag and block, without explaining yourself.
Someone is quiet and seems nervous. Is that a violation?
No. Shyness is not a rule break. If the call goes nowhere, a friendly goodbye is plenty.
Can I flag someone just for being boring?
Flagging is for rule breaks. A dull conversation is a reason to look for a different one.
Do these rules need anything saved in my browser?
No. What the site does remember is described on our privacy page.
Rules read, hello next
Be decent, keep it simple, and leave whenever the mood turns. That covers nearly everything above.
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