Learn about the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report harmful content. (This guide is for information purposes only and inclusion does not imply eSafety endorses a service or platform.)
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Among Us is a cartoon-like action strategy game that can be downloaded for free on PCs or through app stores.
Zoom is a remote conferencing service that allows you to communicate with other people through video and audio calling, chat, online learning and webinars.
TikTok is a social media app for creating and sharing short videos.
Omegle is a free online chat website that allows you to chat anonymously to strangers through text or video chat.
W App (also known as Slay) is a social media app for young people that lets you create a profile and interact with friends from your school by semi-anonymously posting and answering positive polls.
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.
Minecraft is a virtual building game where you can create your own virtual world using building blocks and interact with other players.
Fortnite is a third-person shooter game where you can voice chat or message chat with other players.
Addchat is an app that lets you chat and share images with random strangers.
airG is a social chat and dating service where you can meet new people in your area, share updates and play games.
Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice assistant, which can be used with voice enabled devices from Amazon and other companies.
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.
Apex Legends is a free-to-play multi-player battle game available on desktop, Xbox and Playstation.
An Apple ID is a personal account used to access all Apple services and products.
Borderlands 3 is a role-playing first-person shooter game published by Take-Two Interactive Software.
Call of Duty is a franchise of several multiplayer first-person shooter games published by Activision.
ChatGPT and GPT-4 are artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots or language models built by OpenAI, which allow people to interact in a conversational way.
Chatruletka is an anonymous online video chat platform.
Christian Mingle is a dating website and app for people looking for a relationship centred on the Christian faith.
Clash of Clans is an online multiplayer strategy game where you can build your own community, train your troops and attack other players.
Clash Royale is an online multiplayer card game by Supercell.
Cloudflare is a suite of secure online or cloud-based services designed for websites, APIs, corporate networks and distributed workforces.
CSR Racing 2 is a multiplayer car racing game, where players compete in real time with anyone in the world, on mobile.
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.
Dota 2 is a fantasy-style game consisting of two teams of five players.
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
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.