Teens and adults are kept apart
Before anyone can chat, they tell us their birth year. The question lists every year, so it doesn't hint at a "right" answer.
- Under 13: blocked. Buzzaboo is not for children, and the device stays blocked for a day so the answer can't simply be changed.
- 13 to 17: placed in the teen pool and only ever matched with other 13 to 17 year olds.
- 18 and over: placed in the adult pool and only ever matched with other adults.
People can lie about their age, so this can't be perfect. If you think someone is in the wrong pool, report them with the reason "Looks under 13, or in the wrong age pool".
What happens on every match
- Your face starts hidden. For the first 15 seconds of every match, your face is covered by an emoji. You can say hi, or leave, before anyone sees you. This is on by default.
- Safe Mode blurs suspected nudity. An AI model runs inside your own browser and checks the other person's camera about every second and a half. If it suspects nudity, their video is blurred and you can skip them with one tap. Safe Mode is always on for under-18s. Adults can turn it off only after confirming they're 18 or older.
- Your own camera is checked too. Showing nudity gets you suspended automatically: 30 minutes the first time, then 2 hours, then 24 hours, then permanently.
- You can leave instantly. The Next button ends a chat immediately and finds someone new.
Reporting someone
Every chat has a flag button. Tap it, pick what happened, and you're moved on to someone new straight away. The report is saved for our moderation review, and anything involving a minor is prioritized. People who break the rules can be suspended or permanently banned.
You can also write to us through the contact form. If someone is in immediate danger, call your local police first.
AI characters
Buzzaboo is still growing, and sometimes nobody in your pool is free. Instead of leaving you staring at a spinner, we may connect you with an AI character in text chat. We keep looking for a person the whole time, and switch you over as soon as someone's free.
- Adults may meet a range of AI characters and can play Human or AI? to guess which they got. The AI characters never claim to be a person and never ask for contact details.
- 13 to 17 year olds only ever meet Buzz, an AI that is clearly labeled as an AI, never flirts, never asks where you live or how old you are, and reminds you not to share personal details with strangers.
Recording and clips
- Chats with anyone under 18 are never recorded or clipped.
- Adults may have short highlight clips captured for the public Clips feed. Turn on Go Private anytime to opt out.
- Clips only include sound when both people have turned on "Allow sound in my clips".
Your privacy
You don't need an account, an email or a real name to chat. Live video is relayed through our video server and isn't stored there; the only recordings are the adult clips described above. Read the full privacy policy for what we store and how to ask us to delete it.
Tips for staying safe
- Don't share your full name, school, address, phone number or social media accounts with people you meet.
- If someone asks you to move to another app, send photos, or keep a secret, that's a red flag. Leave and report them.
- Nobody is owed your time. Hit Next whenever a chat feels off.
- If something upsets you, talk to someone you trust. Under 18? Tell a parent or another adult you trust.
For parents and guardians
Buzzaboo is a random video chat website for people aged 13 and up. It runs in a web browser, so there's no app to install and no account needed, which also means there's no parental-control login to link.
- 13 to 17 year olds are matched only with other 13 to 17 year olds, and their chats are never recorded.
- Safe Mode (nudity blurring) cannot be turned off by under-18s.
- If your child is under 13 and has used Buzzaboo, or you're worried about something that happened on it, contact us through the contact form and choose "Parent or guardian: concern about an underage user". Include as much detail as you can, such as the date and time.
- For immediate danger, contact your local police. For online child exploitation, use the NCMEC CyberTipline.
Talking with your teen about strangers online matters more than any single setting. The tips above are a good starting point.
Last updated: September 24, 2026. See also our community guidelines and terms.