Learn about the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report harmful content.
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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.
Facebook is a social media service, which lets you create a page about yourself, an organisation or group.
airG is a social chat and dating service where you can meet new people in your area, share updates and play games.
Alibi Security offer a range of video surveillance technologies. Brands include Alibi Witness, Alibi Vigilant, Alibi Cloud VS and HDVision.
Bumble is a social media service used for friendship, dating and online networking that encourages women to make the first move.
FetLife is a social network for the fetish (‘kink’) community, accessible via a mobile optimised website.
Foursquare City Guide is a free, location-based social media app that helps you find restaurants and bars in your area
Foursquare Swarm is a free, location-based social media app that helps you keep a record of the restaurants and bars you have visited.
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.
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.
Jack’d is a dating and meeting online app used by gay, bi, trans and queer people, which has a diverse community of users.
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.
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.
Melon is a live video chat service that instantly and randomly pairs users with strangers from around the world.
OkCupid is an online dating service available in web browsers and as a mobile app.
PlayStation Network (PSN) is an online service that lets you connect with other online gamers, and purchase games and media via the PlayStation Store.
Plenty of Fish is a dating platform available in web browsers and as a mobile app.
Pokémon Go is a monster hunting game that uses your phone’s GPS and camera to create an augmented reality (AR) world inhabited by Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) that you must catch to advance through the game.
Qooh.me is a social media service that allows people to anonymously ask questions about users.
Recon is a dating platform, used predominantly by gay and bisexual men in the fetish community.
Scruff is a social dating app made for the male gay, bi, trans and queer community.
Spotafriend is an app for teenagers to connect and become friends with other teenagers in their local area.
Squirt is a dating platform, predominantly for gay and bisexual men, that is accessed through a website optimised for both mobile and desktop use.
Taimi is a dating platform, predominantly for gay and bisexual men, that is accessed through a website optimised for both mobile and desktop use.
Tinder is a location-based dating app. You can 'like' another user by swiping right or 'pass' by swiping left on them. If you and another user match, you can start chatting.
Twitter is a social media service that lets you publicly share short posts or tweets that are limited to 280 characters of text.
WeChat is a Chinese platform that is used world-wide. It combines social media posting, chat, messaging, video/voice and payment services in the one platform.
YOLO is an anonymous messaging app that is a free add-on to Snapchat.
YouNow is a live streaming platform that lets you broadcast video from your desktop or mobile device and view the broadcasts of other members.
Yubo (formerly Yellow) is a location-based social media app for teenagers to connect with other young people in their local area. Live streaming is a core feature.
