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Safety

A friendly table for everyone

Alongside is a place to make friends. Everyone agrees to these rules when they join. Reports and blocks are private, and the person you report is never told.

House rules

  1. Use your real first name. Cameras help people get to know each other, but you can choose voice only in your settings, and your table will see that you've joined by voice.
  2. Keep it friendly and respectful. No sales pitches or recruiting.
  3. Don't record, screenshot, or share anything from a session.
  4. Don't ask for or share contact details during sessions or in table notes. After your first table together, you can each choose to stay in touch. If you both say yes, you can message each other in Alongside and share contact details if you want. Be kind in messages too, and report or block from any conversation.
  5. Meetups. Public places only. Tell a friend where you're going, get yourself there and home, and tap "I got home safe" afterward. Organizers can cancel any meetup.
  6. Blocking and avoiding. Block someone you've met, or privately list the phone number or email of someone you know (a coworker, an ex) under Avoid people I know. Either way, they're never seated with you and never sees your tables, rooms or meetups. If they're already somewhere you're about to join, you'll get a heads-up first. They're never told.
  7. Friendship first. Tables are for getting to know each other, so keep sessions, table notes and live tables friendly, not flirty. Sometimes friendships grow into more. If you're single and open to that, you can say so privately, and a tablemate only finds out if you both said so. If someone makes you uncomfortable, you can report or block them privately.
  8. 1-on-1 tables. If only one other person is free, you may be seated 1-on-1, by video or voice. The same rules apply, others can join while you're there, and you can leave any time. Prefer groups only? Untick 1-on-1 in your settings.
  9. For a weekly crew: show up, or tap "I can't make it" at least 24 hours ahead. Frequent late cancellations or no-shows mean you'll be matched later.
  10. You must be 18 or older.

If something feels wrong

Leave the call. You never need a reason.

Then tap Report on the live table or Something's wrong? on your crew table card, during the session or right after, or use your check-in. You can report what happened and choose never to be matched with that person again. Only organizers read reports.

If you ever feel unsafe, end the call first. In an emergency, contact local emergency services.