Manners and limits for a live conversation
A chat between strangers goes smoothly when both sides quietly share a few habits: be decent, be genuinely present, be of age, and keep the call about the conversation. This page writes those habits down, so the edge is not a surprise halfway through an otherwise pleasant evening.
Hanging up mid-sentence is allowed, always
Decency comes first
Whoever appears in the frame has feelings, probably a mug in hand, and possibly a tiring day behind them. Insults, threats and mockery of anyone's origin, faith, body, gender or sexuality do not belong in a call, whether spoken, typed or scribbled on paper and pressed to the lens. Disagreement is fine, and so is a joke that earns an honest groan. Contempt aimed at a person over who they are belongs to another category entirely, and it closes the conversation.
Minimum age: 18
Anyone below 18 has no business here. The age screen takes one click to answer, but the rule behind it is not casual: a younger visitor must leave at once, and whoever suspects the other party of being underage should stop talking and flag the call wherever the chat offers a way to do so; such reports are handled under the chat's terms. Anything sexual aimed at a minor is illegal in most countries, and no tolerance exists for it on this site.
No pitches, links or pleas for money
Camera time exists for conversation, and the moment it turns into a billboard the conversation is over. Promoting a product, a channel, a profile or another site, pasting links, firing the identical message at stranger after stranger, and begging for donations or gifts are all spam, even when dressed up as a charming favour. A sad story told cheerfully to somebody who only said hello still counts as asking for money. Whoever receives such a pitch may leave and report it.
A live picture, and clothes on
The picture should be live and should show the person sitting there: face, shoulders, a cluttered shelf in the background, perhaps the cat strolling past at the worst possible moment. Filming another screen, a printed photograph or an old recording and passing it off as a live call is forbidden, as is replaying someone else's video as one's own. A slightly messy kitchen with an actual person at the table is more convincing than any polished loop.
Bare skin shown for sexual effect, and sexual acts of any kind, are forbidden on camera. Flirting is welcome, undressing is not, and the line is kept plain on purpose so that it is easy to remember at the awkward moment when it counts.
After a breach
The response to a broken rule depends on its weight. A mild lapse may end with nothing more than a skipped call, while repeated or severe behaviour, and anything touching minors or unlawful material, can bring a block with no warning first. Reports, blocks and paid plans are governed by the conditions that come up when a person logs in, pays or lodges a complaint, so the specifics live there instead of on this page. The full terms sit on the user terms page, and the route after a block is explained in the bans and appeals guide.
Read the rules? Time for the camera
With the rules read, the rest is simple: the free try needs no payment, and registration can come later, if at all.
One stranger, one evening, no awkward goodbyes
Dial into a video chat