Most people who try random chat carry the same quiet worry: will this get weird? Most chats turn out dull or friendly, which is a perfectly good result. A few do not, and the fair way to deal with that is to be straight about it. You get the tools to leave, we get the rules to act on, and nobody pretends a stranger is a friend. This page follows a chat from start to finish so you know what to do at each point.
The 30-Second Version
Use a nickname. Keep your surname, number and address to yourself. Never send money. Leave the moment something feels off, with Skip, Block or Report. Adults only.
That is genuinely most of it. The rest of this page explains why, and what to do in the less common situations.
Before You Start a Chat
A minute of preparation makes the chat itself calmer.
- Pick the mode you are comfortable with. Text shows nothing about you, audio shares only your voice, video shares your face and your room. You can change mode on every match.
- Choose a nickname that is not your name. Avoid anything tied to your accounts elsewhere.
- Look behind you if you are using a camera. Mail, school badges, street signs and open windows say more than you intend.
- Decide your limits in advance. Know what you will not share and what makes you leave. It is much easier to hold a line you chose calmly than one you invent mid-chat.
While You Are Chatting
Three buttons stay on screen for the whole chat, and none of them asks you to explain yourself. If you want the full tour of a chat, see how ChatRandomegle works.
- Skip ends the chat and finds a new match. A chat that is not for you after ten seconds is reason enough.
- Block means you are not matched with that person again. Use it for anyone rude, odd or simply unpleasant.
- Report sends the chat to the moderation team with the reason you choose. Use it for rule breaking, not for disagreement. Repeated reports about the same person are exactly what lets moderators act.
A voice carries information too: accents, background sounds and any name called out in the room. And assume the other person can capture the chat. We forbid it, but a second device pointed at a screen is something no site can prevent.
Leave Now If You See This
You do not need proof. One of these is a reason to be careful, two is a reason to go.
- They ask for your phone number, address, school or workplace in the first minutes.
- They want to move to another app straight away.
- They tell a sad story that ends with a request for money, gift cards or crypto.
- They push for photos, or for you to show more than you want to.
- They send links and insist you open them.
- They get angry when you say no, or make you feel guilty for skipping.
After a Chat Ends
If something happened that you did not manage to report on screen, write to us afterwards through the contact page and describe it in your own words: roughly when, which mode and what was said. Please do not send us personal documents or card numbers. If you were pressured into sending money or photos, tell someone you trust as well, and contact your bank or local authorities if money is involved. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number first.
What We Enforce
These rules apply in text, audio and video alike. The legal wording is in the terms of service; this is the practical version, with what usually happens when each is broken.
- Under 18. Access is removed. Adults only, no exceptions.
- Harassment, threats, hate speech. A warning, a limit on matching, or removal, depending on how serious it is.
- Sexual content or nudity. Treated as a serious breach and can lead to removal. Nothing that would not be fine in a public place.
- Pressure for photos, contacts or money. Treated as a serious breach.
- Impersonation or fake identities. A warning or removal.
- Scams, spam and links. Removal.
- Recording or republishing someone else. Removal. We cannot stop a second device, so assume it can happen.
- Bots and scripts. Access removed. A real person on each side of every chat.
Actions depend on what we find, and we may act without warning where the risk is serious.
Parents and Guardians
ChatRandomegle is for adults. Anyone under 18, or below the minimum age where they live, may not use it. If you think a child is on the service, please contact us and we will look into it. At home, the most effective tool is a conversation: tell children that people online are not always who they say they are, and that they can leave any chat and talk to you about it without getting into trouble. How the service handles information is set out in the privacy policy.
Safety Questions, Answered
Is ChatRandomegle safe?
No chat with strangers can be risk-free, but you control a lot: you can skip, block or report at any moment, you are never asked for personal details to try it, and the house rules are enforced. Your own habits matter most.
Is ChatRandomegle for under 18s?
No. It is for adults only. If you are under 18, or below the minimum age where you live, you may not use it.
What happens when I report someone?
The chat is sent to the moderation team with the reason you chose. Depending on what we find, we can warn the person, limit their access or remove them.
Does ChatRandomegle record my chats?
Do not assume any online chat is private from the people you talk to; they can see and hear everything you share. How the service handles data is explained in the privacy policy.