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Find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety.
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The Hub is an app where people can communicate in private groups.
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.
Truth Social is a social media service owned by Trump Media & Technology Group.
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.
Vimeo is an online video hosting and sharing site where you can view and post videos, leave comments and follow other users.
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.
Cisco WebEx is an audio and video web conferencing platform.
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.
Whisper was an anonymous messaging app owned by MediaLab.AI.
Wickr is a private messaging and collaboration service designed for organisations, including businesses and government agencies.
Wingman is a free dating app that lets you play matchmaker for your single friends or family members.
Wizz is a social media service targeted at teenagers and young adults that allows you to chat in real time with anyone around the world.
Words With Friends 2 is a single or multiplayer mobile word game, developed by Zynga.
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment.
Xbox Live is an online service that allows you to connect and play with other gamers, primarily through the Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles.
Yope is an app that lets you to share photos privately with small groups of people. There is no public feed – you only see content from the groups you’re part of.
YouNow is a live streaming platform that lets you broadcast video from your desktop or mobile device and view the broadcasts of other members.
YouTube Premium is a paid membership to YouTube, available in certain countries including Australia, that gives you additional options for watching and listening to video and music.
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.
Zoho is a cloud-based office software platform that is commonly used for audio and video web conferencing.
Zoom is a remote conferencing service that allows you to communicate with other people through video and audio calling, chat, online learning and webinars.
Zoosk is a dating website and app that provides recommendations based on your preferences and how you’ve rated previous matches.