Safety: staying anonymous and knowing the red flags
Anonymous does not mean unmoderated, and it does not mean you can switch off. These articles are the practical side of safety on a stranger-chat site: the signs that a conversation is heading somewhere bad, what to do the moment it does, what a site like this can technically see about you, and what it deliberately does not keep.
They describe HearMe's own rules where they matter, an under-18 safety check on every message, reports read by a person, bans that hold across nickname changes, but the habits they teach apply on any site: never move a first conversation to your phone number, never send money or a code to someone you have just met, and use Report and Block without feeling you need a reason.
The community guidelines below are the rules themselves; the articles are how to use them.
What an Anonymous Chat Site Actually Knows About You
Anonymous does not mean invisible. What a no-sign-up chat site can see, what HearMe keeps and for how long, and what to ask any site that says anonymous.
Red Flags When Talking to Strangers Online (and What to Do)
Nine patterns that mean a stranger is running a script, from too-fast personal questions to the link and the app switch. Each with the moment to leave.
How to Stay Safe on Anonymous Chat: A Practical Guide
Anonymous chat is safe the way a city is safe: mostly, and more so if you know the rules. What never to share, what a good site does, the habits that matter.