Child Safety
Last Updated: May 17, 2026
Our Commitment
Meetsup is strictly for adults 18 years of age or older. We have zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) of any kind. Any content, message, profile, or behavior that sexualizes, endangers, or exploits a minor — whether real, fictional, AI-generated, or implied — is prohibited and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.
Age Requirement & Verification
Users must confirm a date of birth indicating they are 18+ at account creation. Accounts found to belong to minors are terminated immediately and the underlying device is restricted from re-registering. We pair date-of-birth confirmation with behavioral and device-fingerprint signals to detect circumvention.
Prohibited Content & Behavior
The following are strictly prohibited and result in immediate account termination and, where applicable, a report to law enforcement and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) or equivalent local authority:
- Any sexual content involving minors, real or simulated, including AI-generated imagery.
- Grooming behavior, solicitation of minors, or attempts to obtain images of minors.
- Sharing, requesting, or trading child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
- Sexual extortion ("sextortion") of any user, with extra severity if a minor is involved.
- Posing as a minor or interacting with anyone who poses as a minor.
How to Report
In-app: open the profile or chat in question, tap the menu, and choose "Report" → "Involves a minor / CSAE". Reports tagged as minor-safety bypass the standard moderation queue and are routed directly to our trust & safety team. You can also email child-safety reports to safety@meetsup.in with as much context as possible (user identifier, screenshot, chat link). Anonymous reports are accepted.
Our Response
Reports tagged as minor-safety are reviewed and actioned within 24 hours, often much sooner. Actions include: immediate account termination, device-level restriction, preservation of evidence, and where required by law, reporting to NCMEC and providing data to law enforcement. We cooperate fully with valid legal process.
Content Moderation
Text messages and display names are filtered against a curated wordlist of high-risk terms with severity-tagged actions. Display names are additionally screened through an AI safety classifier before they are saved. Profile pictures are scanned through an AI image-safety classifier at upload time and rejected if flagged for nudity, sexual content, minor-in-suggestive-context, violence, weapons, hateful symbols, or self-harm. Direct-message media is short-lived (view-once, deleted from our servers immediately after viewing) and subject to user reporting; we are working on adding hash-matching against known CSAM databases as a follow-on safety investment.
Information for Parents & Guardians
If you believe a minor under your care has accessed Meetsup, please contact safety@meetsup.in with the user's display name (if known) and the device used. We will terminate the account, delete associated data, and apply a device-level restriction. We will also assist with any law-enforcement inquiry.
Information for Law Enforcement
Law enforcement requests should be sent to legal@meetsup.in. We respond to valid legal process and emergency-disclosure requests where there is good-faith belief that disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent harm. Preserved evidence includes message content, media, device fingerprint, IP range, and account-creation metadata.
External Resources
If you or someone you know is being exploited or is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services. In the United States: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline (1-800-843-5678, report.cybertip.org). In the United Kingdom: Internet Watch Foundation (iwf.org.uk). In India: National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in).