Community Guidelines

Last updated October 12, 2026

DebateiT puts you on camera with a stranger who disagrees with you. That only works if both of you can argue hard without feeling unsafe. The short version: go after the idea, not the person.

These guidelines explain our rules in plain language. The binding version is in our Terms of Service; if the two ever differ, the Terms win.

What's welcome

Heated debate. Strong opinions, blunt disagreement, passion, sarcasm about an argument. Politics, religion and other touchy topics are fair game. You're here to be challenged.

Changing your mind, or not. Nobody has to win. Concede a point, hold your ground, or agree to disagree.

Leaving whenever you want. If a conversation isn't working for you, tap Next debate or End. You don't owe anyone an explanation.

Instant permanent ban

These get your account removed the first time, with no warning. Where the law requires it, or someone may be in danger, we also report to law enforcement.

Nudity or sexual contentZero tolerance
No exposing yourself, sexual acts, or sexual content of any kind on camera.

Anything involving minorsZero tolerance
DebateiT is 18+ only. Don't show a minor on camera or bring one into a conversation. If someone you're matched with looks under 18, report them.

Threats of violenceZero tolerance
No threatening to hurt anyone, on or off camera, and no encouraging self-harm.

Recording or exposing peopleZero tolerance
No recording, screenshotting or streaming someone without their clear consent. The only way to stream a debate is Streamer Mode, where your opponent has to tap "Debate on stream" first. No sharing or digging for someone's personal information (name, location, socials, workplace), and no trying to find them outside DebateiT.

Warning, suspension or ban

Depending on how serious it is, these can lead to a warning, a suspension or a ban.

Hate and slurs. No slurs, and no attacking people for their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. You can debate policies and beliefs; you can't dehumanize people.

Harassment. No insulting the person instead of their argument, no stalking, and no following up with someone who has left or blocked you.

Spam and selling. No advertising, self-promotion, links to your channel, or recruiting people to other platforms.

Impersonation. Don't pretend to be someone you're not, including a public figure or DebateiT staff.

Gaming the system. No extra accounts to get around daily limits, blocks or bans, no bots or scripts, and no false reports.

Streaming your debates

Streamer Mode lets you broadcast debates on Twitch, YouTube, Kick and other platforms. Your opponent always sees that you're live and has to agree before you connect. If you stream: keep the LIVE badge on screen, don't stream anyone who didn't agree in the app, stop if they ask, and never send your chat after anyone. Breaking these gets Streamer Mode turned off, and it can get you suspended or banned. Don't want to be on anyone's stream? Settings > Streamers > "Never match me with streamers".

Topics you add

Subscribers can add their own debate topics. Topics go live right away, so they have to follow the same rules: a statement people can agree or disagree with, no slurs, no calls for violence, no links or handles. An automatic filter catches the obvious cases. We remove anything that slips through, and repeatedly adding rule-breaking topics can cost you the ability to add them.

If something goes wrong

Report it. Tap Report during the debate or right after it. Pick what happened and add any details. Reports come straight to us, and the other person isn't notified.

Block them. Blocking is permanent and works both ways: neither of you will be matched with the other again. You can block from the report form or right after a debate.

Just leave. You can end any debate instantly, and leaving is never held against you.

We review reports and act on them, but we don't watch debates live and we don't record them, so your report and its details are what we go on. If someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services (911 in the US) first.

Staying safe

Keep personal details out of frame: mail, ID, your street, your school or workplace.
Don't share your full name, socials, or location with someone you just met.
Assume anything you show or say could be captured by the other person. Recording is against our rules, but we can't technically stop it.
If a conversation makes you uncomfortable, trust that and leave.

Appeals and questions

If you think we got a decision wrong, or you have questions about these guidelines, email [email protected] from the address on your account.

We may update these guidelines as DebateiT grows. The date at the top shows when they last changed.