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Safety tools for anonymous chat, and what happens after a report

Learn how blocking, reporting, automated checks, Hive moderation, contact controls, and account-level consequences work, plus the steps to take when something feels wrong.

  • Block
  • Report
  • Automated moderation
  • Vibe reputation
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Blocking and reporting are available from every chat, post and profile.

Do this in order

If something is wrong right now

In this order. The first two take about three seconds.

  1. 01

    Leave the conversation

    Before anything else. You do not owe an exit line, an explanation, or a final word.

  2. 02

    Block

    Ends contact. Available from chats, profiles and Hives, and requires no justification.

  3. 03

    Report

    This is the step people skip, and it is the one that affects the platform. Reports feed moderation review and account-level consequences.

  4. 04

    If it involves a minor or a credible threat, report it externally too

    Platform moderation is not a substitute for law enforcement in those categories. Contact your local authorities as well.

Your controls

What protects you, and how each one works

  • 01

    Contact controls

    Choose who can reach you, block anyone immediately, and switch off the narrow non-friend message path if you only want DMs from accepted friends.

  • 02

    Automated image checks

    Images are checked by automated moderation. Suspected sexual content involving minors is quarantined and blocked from upload; other results may be blurred, hidden, or removed according to policy.

  • 03

    Blocking

    Unilateral, immediate, and needs no explanation. The other person does not get a case to argue.

  • 04

    Vibe reputation

    Behaviour accumulates against the account. A pattern of complaints is visible to the platform even when each incident alone is minor.

  • 05

    Friends-first DMs

    Direct messages normally begin with a friendship you accepted. One limited vibe-match path can be disabled entirely in reputation settings.

  • 06

    Rate limits and caps

    Daily caps on points-earning actions make mass spamming unprofitable as well as annoying.

The habits that matter more than any feature

Do not give identifying details to someone you met minutes ago. Full name, school, employer, neighbourhood, other social accounts, photos with recognisable backgrounds. This one habit prevents more problems than every platform control combined.

Be sceptical of early pressure to move to another app. It is sometimes innocent and is reliably present in scams and in attempts to get you somewhere without moderation.

Treat money as an absolute stop. Nobody you met an hour ago has a legitimate reason to need it, regardless of how the story is constructed.

And trust discomfort. You do not need to justify leaving, to yourself or anyone else. The instinct that something is slightly off is usually earlier and more accurate than the reasoning that catches up later.

Keep this in mind

Anything involving a minor

Report it in the product and to your local authorities. This category carries the platform's most severe consequences and there is no context in which it is tolerated.

Side-by-side

Block vs report

People mix these up. Use both when you need both. They do different jobs.

What mattersBlockReport
What it doesCuts contact for you immediatelySends the case to moderation review
Who it protectsYou, right awayYou and other people who might meet them next
Explanation neededNoneA short reason helps, but you can still report
When to use itAnytime you do not want further contactWhen behaviour breaks rules or feels unsafe

Quick answers

Questions people actually ask

The short version of the questions people usually need answered before they begin.

What happens after I report someone?

The report goes to moderation review. Depending on severity, outcomes range from content removal to account-level restrictions and bans. Consequences attach to the account, so changing nickname does not evade them.

Does blocking tell the other person?

They lose the ability to contact you. You are not required to explain, and blocking does not open a conversation about it.

Should I block or report?

Block if you want the contact to stop. Report if the behaviour should be reviewed for the whole platform. For anything serious, do both: leave, block, then report.

Are images checked?

Images run through automated moderation. Suspected sexual content involving minors is quarantined and blocked from upload. Other results may be blurred, hidden, or removed according to the active policy.

Is BuzzChat safe for under-18s?

BuzzChat is intended for adults. Content involving minors is the most severely actioned category on the platform.

Can I get someone unbanned, or appeal my own ban?

Account issues go through support rather than through chat or Hive moderators.

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