Reporting Basics
How Reporting Helps Support Safer First Dates And Community Accountability
On Skip, reporting is one of the ways users can help support safer first dates and a safer community.
If someone behaves in a way that feels unsafe, inappropriate, suspicious, abusive, dishonest, or harmful, you can report them through Skip. Reports help our team review concerning behavior, identify patterns, and take action when needed.
Reporting is one part of how Skip helps support safety and accountability. It works alongside other tools like background checks, date reviews, deal breakers, profile verification, and practical precautions like meeting in public and sharing your date details with someone you trust. No app feature can guarantee safety, but reporting can help surface problems, support accountability, and help remove unsafe users over time.
When Should You Report Someone?
You should consider reporting someone if they:
- seem fake or are impersonating someone
- appear to be under 18
- share nudity, explicit content, or other inappropriate material
- act abusively, threateningly, or harass you
- pressure you, ignore your boundaries, or make you feel unsafe
- engage in suspicious, dishonest, fraudulent, or scam-related behavior
- cause in-person physical harm or make you fear for your safety
- violate Skip’s Community Guidelines or Safety Policy in any other way
Even if someone has a badge or seemed fine at first, behavior still matters most. If something feels off, take it seriously. Reporting can still be the right step.
Report vs. Block, What Is The Difference?
Report
Reporting lets Skip review concerning behavior and take action if needed. Depending on the situation, that may include warnings, restrictions, suspension, or account removal.
Block
Blocking helps prevent further interaction with that person on Skip. If you do not want continued visibility or contact through the app experience, blocking can be the right step.
In some situations, you may want to do both.
How To Report Someone On Skip
You can report a user directly from their profile:
- Open the person’s profile.
- Scroll to the bottom.
- Tap Report.
- Select the reason that best fits the situation.
- Add any additional details, if prompted.
- Submit the report.
Providing accurate details can help our team review the situation more effectively.
How To Block Someone On Skip
If you want to stop interacting with someone on Skip:
- Open the person’s profile.
- Scroll to the bottom.
- Tap Block.
- Confirm your choice.
Once blocked, that person will no longer be able to interact with you on Skip.
What Details Are Helpful In A Report?
If the app gives you space to add details, it can help to include:
- what happened
- when it happened
- whether it happened on the profile, during planning, or on the date
- anything that made you feel unsafe, pressured, threatened, or misled
Try to be as clear and factual as you can.
What Happens After You Report Someone?
Our team reviews reports and takes appropriate action when needed. Depending on the situation, that may include reviewing the account, looking for related patterns, issuing warnings, restricting access, suspending the account, or removing the user.
For privacy and safety reasons, we may not be able to share the exact outcome of a report with you. Reports are still taken seriously and can help protect the broader community.
How Reporting Works With Date Reviews
After a date, Skip also prompts both people to leave an anonymous review. These reviews are not publicly displayed on profiles. They are used as part of Skip’s internal safety and accountability processes, including helping flag issues and identify unsafe behavior over time.
If something happened on a date that felt unsafe, inappropriate, pressuring, dishonest, or harmful, use the reporting tools and complete your post-date review honestly. Date reviews and reporting can work together to help surface patterns and remove unsafe users.
If Something Feels Off
Trust your instincts. You do not owe anyone more time, more information, or another chance just because they say they did not mean it.
If someone pressures you, ignores your boundaries, tries to change the plan in a way that makes you less comfortable, pushes alcohol, becomes threatening, or makes you feel unsafe, take that seriously. If something happened without your consent, it was not your fault. For more on boundaries, pressure, and what consent does and does not look like, read our Consent 101 guide.
If You Are In Immediate Danger
If you are in immediate danger or have experienced physical or sexual harm, contact local emergency services right away.
Reporting through Skip is important, but it is not a substitute for emergency help.
Final Note
Reporting helps protect both you and the broader Skip community. Thank you for speaking up when something is not okay.
Safety on Skip is built through layers, not just one feature. Reporting is one of the tools that helps support accountability and safer first dates.
