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airG is a social chat and dating service where you can meet new people in your area, share updates and play games.
Animal Jam is an online game and associated app for kids where they can learn about the natural world, chat to other players and watch educational videos.
ASKfm is a social media service based on asking and answering questions, in which posts can be anonymous.
Bing provides a variety of search services including images, videos, maps and news.
Bumble is a social media service used for friendship, dating and online networking that encourages women to make the first move.
Call of Duty is a franchise of several multiplayer first-person shooter games published by Activision.
Clash of Clans is an online multiplayer strategy game where you can build your own community, train your troops and attack other players.
Counter-Strike is a first-person shooter video game where you form a team with other players of either terrorists or the government agents trying to stop them.
Discord is a social chat platform commonly used by online gamers that is available on computers and mobile devices, and accessible via a web browser.
Doki Doki Literature Club is a free-to-play psychological horror computer game that begins as a dating simulation about a high school boy pursuing different girls.
Facebook is a social media service, which lets you create a page about yourself, an organisation or group.
Facebook Messenger is a messaging app that lets you instant message, share photos, videos, audio messages and create group chats with your Facebook friends or phone contacts.
Fortnite is a third-person shooter game where you can voice or message chat with other players.
Google is an internet search engine that uses a proprietary algorithm to rank and order search results in terms of their relevance to the user and their dependability as data sources.
Grindr is a mobile dating app predominantly for gay and bisexual men, and the trans community. It uses the device’s GPS to locate other users nearby.
Houseparty is a social networking app which allows you to create a group video chat with up to eight people on mobile or desktop.
Instagram is a social media service designed for people to share photos and video.
Kik is a social messaging app that allows you to send and receive content to people and groups you know, as well as people and groups you don’t know.
LEGO Life is a social media app designed for children under 13 to share photos and stories of their LEGO creations, comment on other user’s photos and access interactive building ideas and instructions.
Likee is a video-sharing and social media app that lets you create and edit video content and collaborate on other people’s video content using a range of effects and music.
LiveMe is a live streaming platform which lets you broadcast live video from your mobile device and view and comment on the broadcasts of other members.
Melon is a live video chat service that instantly and randomly pairs users with strangers from around the world.
Minecraft is a virtual building game where you can create your own virtual world using building blocks and interact with other players.
Miniclip is a gaming site that hosts single player and multiplayer games, entertainment, educational art and animation creation software.
Moshi Monsters is an online game and app that allows users to choose, customise and nurture a pet monster.
Nintendo Switch is a gaming console that can be used in three modes — TV, tabletop and handheld, allowing single player, multiplayer and online play.
Omegle is a free online chat website that allows you to chat anonymously to strangers through text or video chat.
Periscope is a live streaming platform that allows you to broadcast a live video recording to your followers who can comment, ask questions and send hearts in real time.
PlayStation Network (PSN) is an online service that lets you connect with other online gamers, and purchase games and media via the PlayStation Store.
Pokémon Go is a monster hunting game that uses your phone’s GPS and camera to create an augmented reality (AR) world inhabited by Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) that you must catch to advance through the game.
Qooh.me is a social media service that allows people to anonymously ask questions about users. People asking questions are not required to join.
Roblox is a game-creation platform that allows users to design their own games and play a wide variety of games created by other users.
Second Life is a 3D virtual world created by its users who make their own avatars and are able to interact with other avatars, places and objects.
Snapchat is a messaging app that lets you send images, video or texts to friends. These images, video and text are only available for a short time before they disappear.
Spotafriend is an app for teenagers to connect and become friends with other teenagers in their local area.
Steam is a gaming platform that allows you to download, purchase, and play game titles, and to set up a profile to communicate via messaging, chat and voice.
