How to report and block someone on a random video chat

What should you do first when someone crosses the line?

Act fast and keep it simple. You don't owe anyone an explanation, an argument or a second chance on a random chat. The goal is to stop the contact and give moderators what they need to act.

Here's the order that works on almost every service:

1. Press the report button while the person is still on screen, or right after, before you move on.
2. Choose the closest reason if the service asks for one, such as harassment, nudity, spam or underage user.
3. Skip, press next or leave the chat. You can also cover your camera or close the tab if that's quicker.
4. If the service has a block option, use it so the same account can't reach you again.
5. Write down the time, the service and anything they said or asked for while it's fresh.
6. Take a short break if it shook you. There's no prize for jumping straight into the next chat.

How reporting and blocking work on popular video chats

Most random chats put a report button inside the chat window, and some also offer blocking. Here's what services say on their own pages. Button names and positions change between updates and devices, so look for a flag icon or the word 'Report'.

What should you report on a video chat?

If you're unsure, report. Moderators would rather review a borderline case than miss a real one, and a report doesn't punish anyone by itself. These are the behaviours worth flagging every time:

• Harassment and hate: insults, slurs, threats, or someone who keeps pushing after you've said no.
• Nudity or sexual behaviour: anything explicit, or a camera pointed somewhere it shouldn't be.
• Scams: requests for money, gift cards, verification codes, passwords or card details, and links to 'verify' or 'unlock' anything.
• Spam and advertising: pre-recorded loops, bots, people promoting other sites or apps.
• Recording threats: someone who says they're recording you or will share your video.
• Anyone who appears to be under 18: random chats are for adults only. Report and leave immediately.
• Pressure to move platforms fast: not always bad on its own, but a classic first step in many scams when combined with urgency.

What evidence should you keep?

For most incidents, the report button is enough: the service has its own logs. Keeping a little evidence yourself helps if the problem continues, if you lost money, or if you decide to go to the police.

Keep it proportionate. Our community rules ask people not to record or publish others without consent, and there's a big difference between noting a threat for a report and filming a stranger. Here's what's useful:

• The date and exact time, and the service you were using.
• Any username, profile name or ID the service showed.
• Screenshots of written messages, especially threats, payment requests or links.
• Payment details if money changed hands: amount, method, transaction ID, the account or address you paid.
• Your own short written summary of what happened, made the same day.
• Don't publish any of it on social media. Give it to the service or the police, who can act on it.

When should you contact the police?

Moderators can ban an account; they can't arrest anyone. Some situations need the authorities as well as a report. Go to the police, or the official reporting service in your country, if any of these happen:

• Someone threatens violence against you or others.
• Someone demands money or anything else in exchange for not sharing images or video of you (extortion).
• You've sent money or shared card or bank details with a scammer.
• Someone knows your real name, address or workplace and is contacting you outside the chat.
• You see anything involving a child.

Reporting and skipping on WomChat

Every WomChat conversation is one-to-one, and the report and skip buttons are in every chat. If someone breaks the rules, report them and skip: the report goes to our moderators, and skip takes you out of the conversation immediately. You can also simply close the tab.

Moderators review reports, and accounts that break the rules are removed. Women's profiles are verified and human moderators remove bots and abusive accounts — part of what makes video chat with women on WomChat feel safe. The full list of what's allowed and what leads to a ban is on our safety and community rules page, and our privacy policy explains how data is handled.

If something serious happened, such as a threat or a demand for money, report it in the chat and also contact your local authorities. We'd rather you over-report than carry something worrying alone.

Common mistakes after a bad chat

Most people handle a bad moment well. These are the slip-ups we see most often:

• Skipping before reporting, so the report never gets filed.
• Paying someone who threatens to share a video. Paying doesn't guarantee they'll stop, and it shows them you'll pay. Stop replying, keep the messages and report it to the service and the police.
• Sending a reply 'just to explain', which tells the person you're reachable.
• Posting the person's face or details online to shame them, which can backfire legally and personally.
• Blaming yourself. Someone else chose to break the rules.

How to make bad chats less likely in the first place

You can't control who appears on a random chat, but a few habits make problems rarer and easier to handle:

• Use a first name or nickname only, and check your background for addresses, documents or mail.
• Keep your face and voice as the only personal things you share; see our tips on staying private on video chat.
• Know where the report and skip options are before you start your first chat.
• End chats that feel off early. Our guide to ending a video chat politely has quick lines for normal goodbyes, and you never need one for rude people.
• Read our full video chat safety tips once. Ten minutes now saves a lot of stress later.