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Reporting spam, inappropriate content or activity

If you encounter spam or inappropriate content on Meetup, please submit your report directly through our platform. Our Trust and Safety team reviews most reports, and in certain cases we may automatically block users or remove content based on reports, to help maintain a respectful and safe community.

 

What kind of content can I report to Meetup?

You can report any content that can be considered spam or inappropriate based on our Terms of Service, including our Community Guidelines. Specifically:

  • Messages that are commercial in nature
  • Unsolicited or impersonal messages
  • Repetitive or overly promotional messages
  • Derogatory or mean messages
  • Offensive photos or other media
  • Harassing or bullying comments
  • Content that publicly shames or degrades a private individual

Meetup does not allow hate speech, supremacy, or any behavior that incites hate or violence based on personal identity or beliefs.

 

How to Report Content

Reports submitted should include the following:

  • A sufficiently substantiated explanation of the reasons why you allege the information in question to be spam or not in compliance with our Terms of Service; 
  • A clear indication of the exact electronic location of that information, such as the exact URL or URLs, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the content;
  • Your name and email address (automatically detected based on username and stored email for your account, if you’re a logged in member of Meetup), except where the content relates to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; and
  • A statement confirming your bona fide belief that the information and allegations contained therein are accurate and complete.

Once submitted, we will provide you with an in-platform message confirming receipt of the report. Following our review of your report, we will notify you of our decision. We will provide you with information on the possibilities for redress if you disagree with our decision. You can also find information about the possibilities for redress or appealing our decision here.

 

Reporting a Comment

  • Desktop & Mobile Web: Click the Report or X button next to the comment.
  • Android & iOS App: Tap the three-dot button next to the comment, then select Report from the pop-up menu.

Reporting a Message

  • Desktop & Mobile Web: Open the message you wish to report, click the three-dot button, and select Report from the pop-up menu. If the message is spam, be sure to select the option Content is spam.
  • Android & iOS App: Follow the same steps as above by opening the message, tapping the three-dots button, and selecting Report.

Reporting a Member

If there is no specific content or message to report, you can report a member directly from their profile:

  • Desktop Web:
    1. Visit the member’s profile.
    2. Click the three dots next to the red Chat with button, then click Report.
    3. Select the reason for your report from the drop-down menu.
  • Android & iOS App:
    1. Access the member’s profile.
    2. Tap the three dots icon in the upper right-hand corner.
    3. Select Report from the dropdown menu.

Choose the reason for your report.

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