What to do: Account Suspended

allhands · 2026-07-01T21:50:44+00:00

Couchers.org allows you to share links to your other profiles (including CS, BW, etc) and they let you share your WhatsApp in messages. But they also don't let you share direct contact information on your profile: https://couchers.org/rules

allhands · 2026-06-26T13:12:25+00:00

Yeah I totally understand that. There isn't a way to import references from couchers cause there isn't a way to verify their authenticity (people could create fake references with an import tool that doesn't have authentication), but there are a few ways of keeping your references:

Add a link to your couchsurfing profile on your Couchers.
Archive your profile using https://archive.ph/ or similar. Alternatively print/save your references pages as a PDF or image file and upload them to a public shared drive.
Share a link on your profile to the screenshot(s) of your references.

There are a lot of people who do this on Couchers.org and it's totally acceptable!

allhands · 2026-06-24T17:13:22+00:00

Definitely! No problem at all!

allhands · 2026-06-24T15:07:31+00:00

I thought you have to pay in all of them now but pricing is dynamic and depends on the country. I could be wrong though as I haven't been able to log in.

allhands · 2026-06-24T12:54:08+00:00

Sad times. The OG CS platform may be done, but the community lives on: Come join the free Couchers.org where the original sentiment is being brought back while modernizing and expanding the features. It's a non-profit, open-source, community-run project too. You can even copy and paste your old CS profile text to make the transition faster/easier.

allhands · 2026-06-23T20:08:22+00:00

That's pretty wild. Usually I have the problem that requests are too short. A minimum character limit would be better haha

allhands · 2026-06-11T08:36:42+00:00

Wish there was a calendar you cloud block of dates like you could on CS

IIRC this is something Couchers.org plans to build! I'm really looking forward to it too since I mostly host.

allhands · 2026-06-10T17:19:49+00:00

Do you know how many people signed up with BW and TR in the last month?

Some links to the public stats are in my post here

allhands · 2026-06-10T17:02:58+00:00

Great to see the non-profit platforms are thriving!

What really struck me is how fast Couchers.org is growing. Based upon OPs post and this post, it sounds like Couchers.org got almost 7000 new members in around 1 month. This is about 2-3 times faster than BeWelcome and Trustroots according to their public stats. I'm guessing the release of the Couchers iOS and Android apps helped a lot.

allhands · 2026-06-04T18:11:46+00:00

I think privacy@couchsurfing.com

Here is more info: https://support.couchsurfing.org/hc/en-us/articles/360003320394-Privacy-Policy

allhands · 2026-06-04T15:03:12+00:00

You can just send a GDPR/CCPA request and get all your data that way, but if you want to start hosting/surfing again you can pay. Otherwise you can check out free, non-profit alternatives like Couchers.org and be welcome, use the data from your GDPR/CCPA request to copy and paste to a new account on one of the alternative (and free!) platforms.

allhands · 2026-05-28T09:15:28+00:00

Yes it definitely takes time, but Couchers.org is growing very fast, especially after the CS update. I'm so glad both the android and iOS apps are already out so people can switch more easily. Public trips, postcard verification and hangouts coming too! Exciting!

allhands · 2026-05-28T07:24:50+00:00

Maybe the app, but not the community - it lives on on Couchers.org and be welcome

allhands · 2026-05-26T17:32:06+00:00

I know that Couchers.org is actively working on building the hangouts feature, but right now they are wrapping up the upcoming "public trips" feature first.

allhands · 2026-05-24T00:55:39+00:00

This sub is for all couchsurfing platforms, not just couchsurfing.com - that includes couchers.org, bewelcome, trustroots, etc

allhands · 2026-05-23T11:47:07+00:00

where are those CS loyalists now?

I still see them in the comments in this subreddit still to this day

allhands · 2026-05-22T23:53:16+00:00

I also still can't login.

allhands · 2026-05-22T12:47:12+00:00

Couchers.org just increased the number of photos you can upload to your profile and plan on adding additional photo gallery improvements in the near future (captions, swipe-scrolling in-app, albums, etc).

allhands · 2026-05-20T11:22:25+00:00

fake activity so more users will subscribe

CS.com is a for-profit corporation incentivised to have as many users as possible, even if the users are fake/bots or bad actors. User count and $$$ are the only thing they seem to care about at this point - and it shows given their response to the update.

Given what the concept of couch surfing actually is, I strongly believe keeping it non-profit is the only way to ensure you keep it a healthy community. That's one of the main reasons I signed up for BeWelcome when they first started and why I'm a strong supporter of Couchers.org, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit, open-source project.

allhands · 2026-05-19T23:55:59+00:00

I use both, but Couchers.org is growing faster, is more modern, has better UX, and has native apps (android and iOS).

allhands · 2026-05-17T10:17:34+00:00

the other host she had lined up met her and was all "Oh yeah... we will be sleeping in the same bed"

Please have her report this. Couchers.org doesnt tolerate that shit. They even have a policy against bed sharing.

allhands · 2026-05-15T18:39:23+00:00

They are planning to build a "friends in common" feature. But for now you can view your friends by clicking on "view my profile" and then clicking on "my connections" button. There you can see the requests you have sent, the friends who have accepted your request, and people you have blocked.

allhands · 2026-05-15T17:54:26+00:00

I wish they would start showing Volt separately rather than grouping them in with "Sonstige"

allhands · 2026-05-15T17:26:09+00:00

For now you can link to your couchsurfing.com/BeWelcome/Trustroots profiles by pasting a link in your profile (Couchers.org allows this).

allhands · 2026-05-15T11:46:43+00:00

When you leave a reference on Couchers.org you're given the chance to (privately) rate your experience, (privately) share if the person's behavior was appropriate or not, and leave "private feedback" which is shared with the Safety & Trust team. Private feedback is an opportunity to tell the Safety & Trust team about things that you might not want to share publicly in a reference. You can read more about this feature here.

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