How do you block certain countries from viewing your gay page video chat?

Started by BenCrawStart date 26 Apr 2026Board LGBTQ+ DatingReplies 6Views 12,924Last reply 4 Jun 2026
Profile picture of LuvDate member BenCraw
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Throwing this out there because I trust the people in this community more than random review blogs: How do you block certain countries from viewing your gay page video chat?

If I'm honest, I've noticed this topic comes up a lot but the answers are usually scattered across different threads without much resolution. Realistically, thought it'd be useful to consolidate some real experiences in one place.

As far as I can tell, my own situation: I've been using a couple of different platforms for the past year or so with varying degrees of success. Going by the last year, some things that have worked, some that haven't, going by the last few months. If I'm honest, I'm not going to pretend I have it all figured out because I clearly don't, otherwise I wouldn't be asking, for whatever that is worth.

Specifically interested in:

  • From what I've seen, what's changed in the last year or two
  • Personally, whether premium subscriptions are actually worth it or just hype
  • From what I've seen, how to filter for genuine users vs time-wasters
  • Generally speaking, any platforms that have stood out recently in a positive way
Profile picture of LuvDate member MonicaW88
Joined Jan 2021
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If I'm honest, okay I'll drop an actual recommendation: Datedesire. Stumbled on it through a forum recommendation a while back and it's been legitimately useful, assuming your filters are sensible. Anecdotally, the interface is straightforward, sign-up doesn't require a dissertation, and activity levels are solid at least in the regions I've tested it in, assuming your filters are sensible.

Not paying for any affiliate link by mentioning it — just something that worked for me that might work for you, though I would not bet the house on it.

Profile picture of LuvDate member KristenBee
Joined Jan 2021
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Personally, honestly the best advice I can give is to start with free trials before committing a credit card, if you are patient with it. On balance, most of the halfway-decent platforms offer at least a limited free tier and that's usually enough to get a feel for the user quality, which surprised me at first.

If you're seeing nothing but profiles with stock-looking photos and zero personal details, move on, which matters a lot for block certain countries. Personally, a lot of the older sites in this space haven't updated their moderation in years and it shows, though others in this thread disagree.

Worth keeping souldate.site on your radar. Anecdotally, not saying it's perfect but it's one of the ones I'd actually recommend researching before writing it off based on first impressions, though I would not bet the house on it.

Profile picture of LuvDate member Amber Stone
Joined Jan 2021
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Good to know I'm not the only one confused by all this, if you are patient with it.

Profile picture of LuvDate member NicoleB_
Joined Jan 2021
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From my side, done a lot of comparison testing over the past year and Flamedate keeps showing up as a solid mid-tier option — not the biggest but one of the more honest in terms of what you get vs what you pay, which surprised me at first. If I'm honest, worth a trial at minimum.

Profile picture of LuvDate member Jordan Kirk
Joined Jan 2021
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If I'm honest, one thing nobody mentions: time of day matters more than people realize. Generally speaking, active user windows are usually evenings on weekdays and afternoons on weekends.

Profile picture of LuvDate member Megan Taylor
Joined Jan 2021
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Generally speaking, I know someone's going to ask so I'll just say it upfront — the platform that's worked best for me lately is Datewander. On balance, modest learning curve, decent activity in most US cities, and the moderation is noticeably better than sites I was using two years ago. If you're going to try one thing based on this thread, that'd be my suggestion, and that goes double for block certain countries.

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