The eSafety Guide

Linky is an artificial intelligence chatbot that allows you to chat with AI characters and create your own character.

Replika is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that you can customise and learns and evolves as you interact with it.

Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice assistant, which can be used with voice enabled devices from Amazon and other companies.

An Apple ID is a personal account used to access all Apple services and products.

Messages or iMessage is the messaging service for Apple devices that lets you send text, video, photos and other types of content.

ChatGPT and GPT-4 are artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots or language models built by OpenAI, which allow people to interact in a conversational way.

Cloudflare is a suite of secure online or cloud-based services designed for websites, APIs, corporate networks and distributed workforces.

DeepSeek is an AI assistant built on the DeepSeek large language model, which attempts to mimic human reasoning.

Element is an end-to-end encrypted communication and collaboration service that offers unlimited.

FaceTime is Apple’s voice and video calling app. It’s included with all their mobile devices and computers.

Gab is a social media service, that lets you post text, images, videos and polls as well as generate images and interact with artificial intelligence (AI) bots.

Gettr is a social media and microblogging service available globally through a website and dedicated apps.

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.

ICQ-Chat was one of the first online instant messaging platforms in the world.

Lemon8 is a video and photo-sharing social media app similar to Instagram.

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.

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.

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.

Parler is a social media and microblogging service where you can post text, images and videos.

Qustodio is a parental control app designed to help you manage your child’s screen time, prevent them from seeing inappropriate content and monitor their online activities.

RedNote is a short-form video sharing app similar to TikTok and Instagram.

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.

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

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.

Telegram is a secure messaging and audio calling cloud-based app that allows you to send messages, photos, videos and files of any type to your contacts for free.

Truth Social is a social media service owned by Trump Media & Technology Group.

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.

Wickr Inc. produces three secure messaging and collaboration apps called Wickr Me, Wickr Pro and Wickr Enterprise.