Safety tips
RoLivo filters obvious abuse automatically, but the best protection in any anonymous chat is knowing what to watch for.
Never share personal information
Full name, address, phone number, workplace, passwords, or anything financial. Nobody legitimate needs these to have a conversation with you.
Be careful with photos
Don’t send or accept photos from strangers. Images can be used to identify you, and there’s no way to verify who’s actually on the other end of the chat.
Watch for common scam patterns
Requests for gift cards, links to “claim a prize,” investment or crypto pitches, and sudden declarations of affection followed by a request for money are all textbook scams — not exceptions.
Block and Report, don’t negotiate
If someone crosses a line, you don’t owe them a conversation about it. Use the options menu next to their name in the sidebar — Block removes them from your view instantly, Report flags them for review.
Trust your gut
If a conversation feels off, leave it. You don’t need a reason, an explanation, or a goodbye message.
Nobody’s identity is verified
RoLivo doesn’t verify who anyone actually is — nicknames, age, and claims about who someone is are entirely self-reported. Treat every stranger as exactly that, regardless of what they say about themselves.
Assume anything you type can be screenshotted
There’s no way to stop someone from screenshotting a conversation. Don’t say anything in a chat with a stranger that you wouldn’t be comfortable seeing shared outside it.
Moving to another app isn’t a shortcut to safety
Being asked to continue on WhatsApp, Telegram, or Snapchat right away is a common pressure tactic — it takes the conversation off a platform with reporting and moderation and onto one where you have less protection, not more.
The romance-scam pattern, in order
It’s worth knowing the shape of this one because it’s the most common scam that starts in a chat like this and it always runs the same way. First, unusually fast warmth — pet names, talk of a connection, “I’ve never felt this before” within a day or two. Then a push to move off RoLivo to a private channel. Then a slow build of a backstory: working abroad, on a rig, in the military, a widower with a kid. Then, eventually, a problem that only money solves — a stuck shipment, a medical bill, a plane ticket, a customs fee — and a promise to pay you back. The request often starts small. Any version of this is a scam. Real people you just met online do not need your money.
What reporting actually does
When you report someone, RoLivo sends a moderator their nickname at the time, their IP address, the reason you picked, and their most recent messages — you don’t have to write anything or explain yourself. A moderator can ban the IP in one click, which drops any live connection from it immediately. Three independent reports against the same IP trigger a ban automatically, without anyone needing to be watching. Reports are deleted after 30 days. Blocking someone is separate and instant: it cuts them out of your view and stops their messages reaching you, and you can do both.
If something serious happens
RoLivo can remove someone from the service, but it isn’t law enforcement and it can’t recover money or pursue someone. If you’ve been threatened, extorted, or defrauded, or if you believe a minor is involved, contact your local police. If you shared images you now want to contain, services like StopNCII.org (for adults) and Take It Down (for under-18s) can help limit their spread.
For parents and guardians
RoLivo is an 18+ service. The age minimum is enforced at signup and on the server, but like every anonymous chat platform there is no identity verification behind it — a determined minor can enter a false age. If someone in your household is under 18, this is not a site for them, and no platform-side control substitutes for that. If you see a minor on RoLivo, report them: it is one of the reasons in the report menu and it reaches a moderator directly.