The eSafety Guide

Facebook is a social media service, which lets you create a page about yourself, an organisation or group.

Kick is an online streaming platform and social media service where you can watch or broadcast live streams and chat with other users.

TikTok is a social media app for creating, sharing and discovering short videos.

Twitch is an online streaming platform and social network where you can watch or broadcast live streams and pre-recorded videos, and chat with other users

X, formerly Twitter, is a social media service that lets you publicly share short posts that are sometimes limited to 280 characters of text.

YouTube is a user-generated video sharing platform that allows people to discover, watch and share videos.

Character.AI is an artificial intelligence chatbot that allows you to interact with digital characters.

Alibi Security offer a range of video surveillance technologies. Brands include Alibi Witness, Alibi Vigilant, Alibi Cloud VS and HDVision.

Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice assistant, which can be used with voice enabled devices from Amazon and other companies.

An Apple ID is a personal account used to access all Apple services and products.

Bigo Live is a live streaming platform. It lets you live stream video content to other users and watch other people’s livestreams.

Cloudflare is a suite of secure online or cloud-based services designed for websites, APIs, corporate networks and distributed workforces.

Coverstar is a short-video social media app that describes itself as a child-friendly alternative to TikTok, but it has some risky features.

CurseForge is a gaming website where you can download video game modifications and add-ons for titles like World of Warcraft and StarCraft II.

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.

Element is an end-to-end encrypted communication and collaboration service that offers unlimited.

Gettr is a social media and microblogging service available globally through a website and dedicated apps.

A Google Account is an online account required to personalise results and sometimes access Google’s services and apps.

Google Assistant is the AI-powered and entirely cloud-based voice assistant used by many smart technologies, including Google Nest smart speakers and Android smartphones.

HTC Vive is an app that lets you control virtual reality (VR) headsets through a smartphone.

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.

Lemon8 is a video and photo-sharing social media app similar to Instagram.

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.

A Meta account is an online service that lets you log into your virtual reality (VR) devices and view and manage your purchased content in one place, as well at set up a Meta Horizon profile.

Meta Quest (previously Oculus) is an online service that lets you connect virtual reality (VR) headsets to gaming and entertainment devices through an online account.

Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration platform that allows you to group chat, run or join audio or video meetings or live events, make calls, store files and integrate with other apps.

Myspace is an online social network and digital music library where you can upload and share music, videos, GIFs, photos and watch live streamed shows.

OK Live is a social media service that lets you watch, create and share live streams from around the world.

OkCupid is an online dating service available in web browsers and as a mobile app.

OmeTV is a video chat service that lets you communicate with strangers assigned randomly from across the world.

OnlyFans is an online content subscription service where you can receive payment for the content you post by charging your followers, who subscribe to your content for a monthly subscription fee.

PlayStation Network (PSN) is an online service that lets you connect with other online gamers, and purchase games and media via the PlayStation Store.

RedNote is a short-form video sharing app similar to TikTok and Instagram.

Rumble is a user-generated video sharing platform.