Is MeetMe safe?

What is MeetMe?

Owned by ParshipMeet Group; combines livestreaming, group chat, and nearby-people discovery rather than structured swipe/match dating; younger, casual "meet new people" audience.

Category: Hybrid social-discovery/livestreaming, not a pure dating app

Safety rating: Basic

Independent child-safety sources consistently flag a 13+ minimum age with NO effective age-verification, meaning minors can access it; livestream moderation exists but is weaker/less transparent than peer apps.

Ratings are qualitative (Strong, Moderate or Basic) and based only on safety features we could verify from the app’s own help pages and reputable reporting. How we rate apps.

MeetMe safety features

• "Report Abuse" button on livestreams, routed to human moderation
• ML detection for abusive video/photo/text content (self-reported)
• "Trusted profile" badges (criteria undisclosed)
• 2FA and privacy settings (third-party reported)
• ⚠ Age verification NOT effectively present despite 13+ minimum (documented gap — Bitdefender, Mobicip, FamiSafe)
• Background checks: not disclosed

A red cross marks a feature that has ended, is missing or could not be confirmed.

Features and pricing

• Free core app; livestreaming monetized via virtual gifts/credits
• Nearby-people browse + livestream/group chat, not mutual-match-gated

How to report a scammer or harassment on MeetMe

Report the profile inside the app first, then use MeetMe’s own help and safety pages:

• No independently-verified dedicated Trust & Safety URL found
• in-app Report Abuse is the primary channel

Screenshot the profile and messages before you block or unmatch, because the conversation may disappear. If you have lost money, contact your bank straight away and report it to the police or national fraud service listed on this page.

Staying safer on MeetMe

• Our research did not find a photo-verification feature on MeetMe, so reverse-image-search a match’s photos before you invest time in them.
• Keep the conversation in the app until you have met. Scammers push early for WhatsApp, Telegram or text because the app can no longer see or moderate the chat.
• Ask for a live video call before meeting. Repeated excuses, a camera that never works or a face that looks off are all reasons to stop.
• Never send money, crypto, gift cards or a verification code to someone you have only met online, whatever the story.
• Meet somewhere busy and public, arrange your own travel and tell a friend where you will be.

Scams to watch for

Pig butchering

A friendly or flirtatious contact – often on a dating app, social media or a 'wrong number' text – builds a relationship and casually mentions success trading crypto, gold or forex as a 'side job'.

Romance scams

A scammer builds an online relationship using a fake or borrowed identity, often over weeks or months, and invests heavily in attention and affection.

“Send me the code” account takeovers

A match says they want to 'make sure you are real' and asks for your phone number, then sends you a six-digit code and asks you to read it back.

Catfishing and impersonation

Scammers build profiles from photos stolen from real people – often soldiers, professionals or celebrities – and invent a life that explains why they cannot meet: deployed overseas, working on an oil rig, with an international organisation, or too famous.

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