The eSafety Guide

Instagram is a social media service designed for people to share photos and video.

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

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.

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

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.

Messages or iMessage is the messaging service for Apple devices that lets you send text, video, photos and other types of content.

Blackboard Collaborate is a web video conferencing and webinar platform used for online teaching and learning.

Chatruletka is an anonymous online video chat platform.

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

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.

Emerald Chat is a free online chat service that pairs two random users together in a text and/or video chat.

FaceTime is Apple’s voice and video calling app. It’s included with all their mobile devices and computers.

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.

ICQ-Chat was one of the first online instant messaging platforms in the world.

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.

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.

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.

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

Omegle.life is a free online chat service that allows you to talk anonymously with strangers via text and video chat.

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

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

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.

Signal is an encrypted private messaging app owned by the Signal Foundation. You can send messages, make audio and video calls, send voice notes, images and videos to your contacts which are secure, untracked and free.

Siri is Apple’s personal digital assistant, which is integrated into various Apple devices including iPhone, iPad and HomePod.

Skype was an audio and video calling app that allowed you to video chat, instant message and make voice calls with other people, anywhere in the world, in real time.