Your safety on Voapo

Before meeting

Chat a little first. If something doesn't add up (catalogue-looking photos, rushing, odd stories), be wary.
Meet in a busy public place the first time. Get there and back on your own.
Tell someone you trust who you're meeting, where and when. Share your location with that person, not with your date.
Keep your phone charged.

Common scams

Asking for money, gifts, gift cards, crypto or "a loan".
Asking for a code you received by SMS or email: it's to steal your account. Voapo will never ask for it.
Wanting to move to another app or an outside website right away.
Threatening to share your photos unless you pay (sextortion). Don't pay, keep evidence, block, report, and go to the police if you feel safe doing so.

Your privacy

Hide your distance in Settings if you don't want even an approximate range shown.
Use photos that don't identify you if that could put you in danger (no face, no recognisable tattoos, not your home in the background).
Turn on the PIN and, when available, the discreet icon if someone might pick up your phone.
Voapo notifications never show names or messages.

If you live in a high-risk country

In some countries same-sex relationships are a crime or there is persecution. There, Voapo hides distance by default, makes safety features free and shows warnings.

Police and violent groups sometimes create fake profiles to set traps. Be especially careful with anyone who insists on meeting alone soon or somewhere isolated.
Check what's on your phone if it might be searched at checkpoints.
A VPN can protect your connection, but first check whether it's legal where you are.

If something goes wrong

Block and report from the profile or message. The other person won't know it was you.
If you're in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.

Support organisations

ILGA World: ilga.org (map of laws and organisations by country)
ILGA-Europe: ilga-europe.org
Front Line Defenders (human rights defenders at risk): frontlinedefenders.org