Staying safe in anonymous chat
A practical safety guide for anonymous chat: what never to share, how to spot scams and grooming tactics, and how to leave a conversation cleanly.
6 min read
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Guides to chatting with strangers
Anonymous chat is easy to start and easy to get wrong. These guides cover the things that actually matter: protecting your identity, spotting scams, opening a conversation that gets a reply, and the etiquette that keeps a community worth being in. Everything here is written from how people really use shitchat — no filler, no fake statistics.
How to start a conversation with a stranger
Openers that work, questions that keep a chat alive, and the habits that make strangers reply. A practical guide to talking to people online.
5 min read
Secret rooms explained
What a secret room is, when to use one instead of a DM or group, how invite links work, and how wiping a room actually behaves.
4 min read
Chat etiquette for anonymous communities
The unwritten rules of anonymous chat rooms — pacing, consent, humour, moderation and how to be someone people want to reply to.
5 min read