Safety
Staying safe on poqop
Before you connect
- Only connect with people you know and trust. poqop has no search, so no one can find you unless you give them a code.
- Connect in person with a QR code when you can. poqop then confirms that you're connected to the right phone.
- If you connect with a code, compare the safety code with the other person by voice or in person.
Think before you send
- Messages disappear, but anyone can photograph a screen with another device. Don't send anything you wouldn't want kept.
- On iPhone you'll be told if the other person takes a screenshot, but that can't undo it.
- Never send passwords, bank details or identity documents.
If something feels wrong
In the room, tap the menu at the top right:
- Disconnect ends the connection. Messages are deleted from both phones.
- Block ends the connection and stops that person from connecting with you again.
- Report sends the messages you choose to our team for review. By default, the person is also blocked. They aren't told that you reported them.
If someone threatens you
If someone threatens to share images of you unless you pay or send more, you're not alone and it's not your fault.
- Don't pay or send anything more. Paying rarely ends the threats.
- Report the person in poqop, then block them.
- Contact your local police.
- StopNCII.org can help stop intimate images from being shared on many platforms. If the images were taken when you were under 18, use NCMEC's Take It Down (takeitdown.ncmec.org).
If you're in danger
Call your local emergency number: 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK, 000 in Australia and 111 in New Zealand.
Keep your phone private
- Use a passcode for each room that others can't guess. Don't reuse your phone's unlock code.
- poqop returns to the start screen whenever you leave the app, so no one can open a room you left open.
- You can change poqop's home screen icon in settings.
Read our Child Safety Standards.