The eSafety Guide

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.

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.

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.

Kids Chat is a free online chatroom that you can join as an anonymous guest or sign up to.

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.

Mastodon is a free, open-source social media service that lets you publicly share short posts that are limited to 500 characters of text.

Melon is a live video chat service that instantly and randomly pairs users with strangers from around the world.

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.

Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app owned by Facebook.

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.

Miniclip is a gaming site that hosts single player and multiplayer games, entertainment, educational art and animation creation software.

Muah.AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that allows you to engage in uncensored text chats, exchange and generate photos and have voice-chats with an AI companion.

MyLOL is a social network and dating site for teens.

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.

Nintendo Switch is a gaming console that can be used in three modes — TV, tabletop and handheld, allowing single player, multiplayer and online play.

No Cap is an app that lets high school students create or join a school page and make semi-anonymous posts about other students, teachers and their school.

Nomi.AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot companion platform.

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.

Omegle was a free online chat website that let you chat anonymously to strangers through text or video chat.