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LEGO Play is a social media app designed for children to share photos and stories of their LEGO creations.
Lemon8 is a video and photo-sharing social media app similar to Instagram.
Life360 is a GPS phone locator and tracking app you can use with your family and friends to track each other’s movements.
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.
Lunime develops a range of apps inspired by Japanese ‘Gacha’ toy-vending machines.
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 AI is a generative artificial intelligence service that can be used with Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, or as a standalone web-based app.
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.
Midjourney is an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image image generator that runs on the chat platform Discord.
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.
NBA 2K is a sports simulation video game series based on America’s National Basketball Association (NBA), published by 2K Sports/Take-Two Interactive Software.
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.
Omegle.life is a free online chat service that allows you to talk anonymously with strangers via text and video chat.
OmegleMe! is a website that lets you chat with random strangers via text (typing), audio (talking) or video (using your camera).
OmeTV is a video chat service that lets you communicate with strangers assigned randomly from across the world.
OnlyFans is an online content subscription service where you can receive payment for the content you post by charging your followers, who subscribe to your content for a monthly subscription fee.
Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard.
Parler is a social media and microblogging service where you can post text, images and videos.
Patreon is an online community and content-sharing platform where creators share videos, podcasts, text, music and other forms of expression.
Peeks Social is an online streaming platform and social network where you can watch and follow streamers and broadcast your own live video streams.