💬 Why numbers and links are locked at first

Scammers try to move you off the platform. Here is how we slow them down.

The first move of most scams is “message me on WhatsApp”. Off the platform, we can't protect you.

What is held back

Phone numbers (including spelled out), emails, links, @handles and invitations to other apps.

When it unlocks

• Matches: after you have each sent a few messages here.
• Job chats: once you are hired and the pay is locked in escrow.

In public hangouts and street chat, contact details are never shown. Job posts that read like a search for a partner wait for our team to review them, because the jobs board is only for real work.

Last updated 9 Nov 2026