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Find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety.
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eHarmony is a free dating website and app that uses an 80-question quiz to match you with potential dates based on your compatibility.
Element is an end-to-end encrypted communication and collaboration service that offers unlimited.
EliteSingles is a dating app designed for people over 30, with a university education, who are seeking long-term relationships.
Episode is an interactive mobile storytelling game where you can create your own ‘show’ using animated content.
Facetune is a suite of photo and video editing apps that allow you to easily perform advanced image retouching on your mobile device.
FIFA Soccer (FIFA Football) is an online multiplayer sports game produced by Electronic Arts (EA) which simulates a real soccer match.
Flickr is an online content hosting platform and social network, owned by SmugMug Inc
Gab is a social media service, that lets you post text, images, videos and polls as well as generate images and interact with artificial intelligence (AI) bots.
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.
Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) is an online action-adventure game made by Rockstar Games. It is one of sixteen titles in the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise.
Grindr is a dating and meeting online app predominantly used by gay and bisexual men, and the trans community. It uses your device’s GPS to locate other users nearby.
Grok is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, a company owned by Elon Musk, that is integrated into the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and available through apps and a standalone website.
Halo is a science-fiction first shooter video game series that has expanded to include comic books, novels, animated features, soundtrack albums and more.
happn is a location-based social media app which is mostly used as a dating service
HER is an online dating service primarily used by female, non-binary and transgender people in the LGBTIQ+ community, who identify as lesbian, bi+ or queer.
Hinge is a dating app designed for people interested in longer term relationships.
Hoop is a social networking app used for making new friends and is a free add-on to Snapchat.
Hornet is a social media network aimed at the LGBTIQ+ community.
HTC Vive is an app that lets you control virtual reality (VR) headsets through a smartphone.
Jack’d is a dating and meeting online app used by gay, bi, trans and queer people, which has a diverse community of users.
Jdate is a dating website and app for single Jewish people.
KakaoTalk (commonly referred to as KaTalk) is a free messaging, video calling, and online services app owned by Kakao Corp.
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.
Kippo a real-time virtual world that allows you to connect with existing friends and meet new people.
League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) by Riot Games, inspired by the Warcraft III modification, Defense of the Ancients (Dota).
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.
LINE is an individual and group messaging platform that uses animated emojis called ‘stickers’.
LinkedIn is a social network and job site aimed at professional communities.
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.
Lunime develops a range of apps inspired by Japanese ‘Gacha’ toy-vending machines.
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.
Midjourney is an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image image generator that runs on the chat platform Discord.