Why we ask about your age first
Entry starts with a single request: tell us you have turned eighteen. Everything else waits until you do.
Each conversation is you and one stranger
We draw the line at eighteen for a reason
Chatting on video with whoever turns up suits grown-ups. You cannot know beforehand who appears.
Conversations drift. An adult can judge for himself or herself when to stay and when to go.
Eighteen is the exact line, so someone who just turned eighteen is welcome.
Follow the entry in the order it happens
Tell the chat you have turned eighteen
Press the confirmation for adults and you are taken further.
Say who you are
You will see two choices. The first is for men who hope to meet women, the second for women who hope to meet men. Pick whichever applies.
Allow your camera
A permission prompt for the camera comes from the browser. Allowing it, or not, is your decision.
A click is not proof, and we say so plainly
The confirmation is one click. It cannot tell a seventeen-year-old from a thirty-year-old.
That makes the rule a matter of honesty on your side. If you are younger, please skip the click.
Close the tab and return on your eighteenth birthday. We will be glad to see you then.
Three things to do if a caller seems underage
End the conversation immediately, and never ask for a photo or proof of age.
Do not save, share or forward anything from that conversation.
Pictures or threats aimed at a young person are crimes. Tell the police.
Answers to common questions on the 18+ line
Does the 18+ answer get remembered?
Yes, but only on this device and browser. It lasts until you wipe this site's saved data. A second tiny entry notes that the storage message was closed. Nothing else is held.
Is registration required before I can get in?
No. You can get going without it, and signing in later is optional.
My birthday is tomorrow. May I come in today?
Not yet. Wait for the day itself, then answer truthfully.
Do extra minutes alter who may enter?
No. Whether you are trying it free or paying for more, the 18+ question always comes first.
Parents can add protection on their own devices
A click-through rule goes only as far as honesty does. Settings on your own devices go further.
Phones, tablets and home routers often let you restrict sites by category. The FTC describes where to begin in its guide to parental controls and online safety.
Talking openly with a young person about video chat with strangers is worth the awkward ten minutes.
If a private photo of someone underage has been passed around online, Take It Down lets you ask for its removal, free of charge.
Eighteen or over? The first click is yours
Confirm adulthood, say who you are, allow the camera. Then your first stranger can appear.
One stranger, one camera, any browser
Settle into the video chat