Safety Guides

  • Trust & Safety Reporting Changes

    As of January 26, 2026, VRChat’s Trust & Safety Team will be readjusting some of our guidance pertaining to user reports. These are vital changes to help create as smooth a transi...

  • Safety Resources: A Guide for Third Parties

    What is VRChat?VRChat is an online virtual world where people can interact with each other in a 3D environment. It’s a space where players can create and explore unique worlds, ch...

  • Safety Resources: For Players

    What is VRChat? VRChat is a fantastic place where you can meet people, play games, and explore extraordinary worlds—all from the comfort of your own home. You can use a VR headset...

  • Safety Resources: For Parents

    What is this Guide? This guide is designed to help parents understand VRChat and how to ensure their children have a safe and positive experience on the platform. VRChat is a uniq...

  • Reporting Groups

    Groups are spaces where users with similar interests can come together, organize events, create group instances, and stay connected. Each group can have its own gallery and can sh...

  • Reporting Avatars and Worlds

    Avatars are the primary way users represent themselves in VRChat. Whether they've created an avatar or chosen to use a publicly available one, every user will be wearing an avatar...

  • Moderating Stickers, Prints, and Items

    With VRC+, users can upload custom images as banners, stickers, prints, and emojis. Stickers stay on surfaces until removed or the owner leaves, and users are limited to placing o...

  • Hiding Avatars

    Avatars are how users represent themselves in VRChat. Whether custom-made or publicly available, everyone wears one. Some avatars may not appeal to you, and you have complete cont...

  • How to Mute Voice Chat or Hide Text Chat

    In VRChat, users can talk to each other through Voice or Text chat. You can block either type of communication for each user by selecting them and using the User Voice or User Cha...

  • Blocking, Unblocking, and Reporting Users in VRChat

    Blocking a user is the quickest way to remove them from your personal VRChat experience. Blocked users will remain in your instance but will not be visible to you, nor will they b...

  • VRChat Crisis Resource

    You're not alone. At VRChat, your safety and well-being are not just important—they are the very heart of our community. We understand that life can bring challenges, and if you ...

  • TAKE IT DOWN Act

    The TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-6) is a federal law designed to protect individuals from the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions, including AI-gene...

  • VRChat Law Enforcement Request Guidelines

    This document is for Law Enforcement and/or Government Agencies. For information as a VRChat user, please navigate back to the Safety Guides category. VRChat is committed to both ...