Block or report? What each one does on video chat
Short answer: block and report solve two different problems. Blocking is personal — it stops one specific person from being matched with you again. Reporting is not about you; it sends the account to the moderation team. Skipping is the third and lightest option, and most matches only ever need that one. Here is what each does, where to find them, and how to pick.
Three tools, three jobs
- Skip (Next). Moves you straight to a different person. It keeps no record and says nothing to anyone — it is simply how an ordinary match ends, and both sides use it freely.
- Block. A personal setting. Once you block someone, that person will not be matched with you again. It is reversible — you can unblock later — and it does not send anything to moderation.
- Report. Sends the account to the moderation team with a reason. It is the only one of the three that reaches beyond your own screen.
What blocking does
Blocking is reached from the other person's profile page. The app asks you to confirm by name, then adds them to your Blocked List, which you can review later from your own profile. The effect is worth stating exactly: that person will not be matched with you again. If you change your mind, you can unblock them from that same list. Blocking is the low-drama option — it involves nobody else, needs nothing from you except a confirmation tap, and is the right tool when someone made you uncomfortable but did not necessarily break a rule.
What blocking is not: it is not a report. Blocking someone does not send anything to the moderation team, so if the behaviour actually broke a rule, a block on its own does not flag it for anyone else.
What reporting does
Reporting is also reached from the profile page, and it opens a separate reporting page. You pick a reason from the list the app provides and submit; the screen notes that reports are reviewed within 24 hours and that false reports may restrict your own account. Unlike a block, a report goes to the moderation team, which runs around the clock. It is the action to reach for when someone broke a rule rather than simply rubbed you the wrong way. The full walkthrough is in how to report someone on video chat.
Which one to use
A rough decision guide:
- Not a fit — boring, awkward, quiet, just not your type. Skip. No block or report needed; that is what Next is for.
- Made you uncomfortable, but no rule was broken, and you would rather not see them again. Block. It quietly takes them out of your matching without involving anyone else.
- Broke a rule — nudity you did not consent to, threats, harassment, recording you, or appearing to be underage. Report. And you can block as well, so you get both the flag to moderation and the personal removal.
- Appears to be underage. Report — do not rely on skipping or blocking alone, because only a report reaches the team that can act on it.
You never have to choose only one. Block and report are separate actions on the same profile page, and doing both is normal for anything serious.
Where both live (not the call screen)
Neither block nor report sits on the call screen. The call screen carries the microphone and camera toggles, gifts, quick messages, Next, and hang up — nothing else. Both block and report are on the other person's profile page instead, as separate controls rather than one combined menu. So the honest sequence when something goes wrong is: leave the call first with Next or by hanging up, then open the profile, then block, report, or both.
Common questions
What is the difference between blocking and reporting? Blocking is personal — that person stops being matched with you. Reporting sends the account to the moderation team. One changes your own matching; the other goes beyond your screen.
Does blocking someone report them too? No. They are separate actions. If someone broke a rule, block plus report is the combination that both removes them from your matching and flags them.
Can you unblock someone later? Yes. Blocked accounts sit on your Blocked List, reachable from your profile, and you can unblock from there.
What does blocking actually change? After a block, that person will not be matched with you again. That is the whole effect — the report control is separate and lives on the same profile page.
Should you block or report someone who broke a rule? Report, so the moderation team sees it — and block as well if you do not want them matched with you again. For where that report goes, see how moderation works.