The eSafety Guide

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.

Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard.

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.

Qooh.me is a social media service that allows people to anonymously ask questions about users.

Raya is a private, membership-based online community for dating and networking available as an Apple app.

Recon is a dating platform, used predominantly by gay and bisexual men in the fetish community.

Rocket League is a video game the combines arcade-style soccer and driving games.

RSVP is a free dating website and app that allows you to search for potential matches using editable filters.

RuneScape (or RuneScape 3) is an online fantasy/adventure role-playing game set in a virtual medieval realm.

Scrabble Go is a mobile word game developed by Scopely, where you create words to build a crossword and score points.

Scruff is a social dating app made for the male gay, bi, trans and queer community.

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.

Sendit is a Q&A app that lets you ask and answer questions with your friends on Snapchat.

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.

Silver Singles is a dating website and app for people aged 50+.

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

Skout is a location-based social network and dating app that connects people by location or personal preferences

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.

Sniffies is a location-based online meeting website predominantly used by gay, bisexual and bicurious men.

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.

Steam is a gaming platform that allows you to download, purchase, and play game titles, and to set up a profile to communicate via messaging, chat and voice.

Sugarbook is an online platform for people to form relationships based on mutually agreed benefits.

SweetMeet is a location-based online dating and social media service that is suitable for different types of relationships, from friendship to casual dating and long-term romantic partnerships.

Taimi is a dating platform, predominantly for gay and bisexual men, that is accessed through a website optimised for both mobile and desktop use.

Tastebuds was a dating and social networking website for music lovers to connect with people who had similar musical tastes.

The League is a private dating and social networking app targeted at professionals looking for serious relationships.

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.

Tumblr is a microblogging platform for users to share their artwork, writing, photos, audio and videos with a worldwide audience.

Valorant is an online multiplayer computer game. It is a first-person shooter game, consisting of two teams of five, where one team attacks and the other defends.

Wattpad is a social media service where writers and readers can share stories, comment on stories, add profile comments and send and receive private messages to one another.

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.

WhatsApp is a free messaging, voice and video calling app, owned by Meta, that uses end-to-end encryption.

Wingman is a free dating app that lets you play matchmaker for your single friends or family members.