Designed for safety, honest about it
We built the hard safety pieces first. Here's exactly what we do — and, just as important, what our checks do and don't mean.
ID + age verification
Every member checks a government ID against a live selfie before joining a room. 18+ only — enforced at the door.
We store no biometrics
The ID-and-selfie check runs entirely on our verification vendor's systems. POPPED only ever receives a pass/fail and an 18+ confirmation.
Block & report in one tap
Block instantly and report from any room or chat. Reports are prioritized, with the most serious handled first.
No public rejections
Your balloon is private; the room only sees aggregate counts. Popping is self-selection, never humiliation.
A “POP VERIFIED” badge means one specific thing: a government ID was checked against a live selfie, and the person is 18+. That helps prevent fake profiles and catfishing.
It is not a background check, and it is not a guarantee of anyone's character, intentions, or conduct. Verification reduces some risks — it does not remove them.
- Content moderation on profiles, chat, and rooms, with the most serious categories escalated immediately.
- Child-safety protections — zero tolerance, with detection and mandatory reporting built in.
- Anti-fraud & anti-scam detection, with in-chat warnings for common romance-scam patterns.
- Ban-evasion controls so removed members can't simply walk back in.
- Privacy by design — your data is minimized and encrypted, and you can export or delete it anytime.