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Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content, which may include instances of offensive language and references to sex and violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to share content such as pictures, videos, and status updates with other users. Users can comment on people’s content and message other users. It is important to set security settings.

Content specific issues

Users can upload their own user generated content and professionally produced video clips or images. These could include sexually explicit language or depictions of violence. There is moderation in place and it is against Facebook’s policy to upload pornographic photos, images of self-harm, real excessive violence or hate speech. These will be removed by Facebook’s moderation team.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Microsoft Windows Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content, which may include instances of offensive language and references to sex and violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to share content such as pictures, videos, and status updates with other users. Users can comment on people’s content and message other users. It is important to set security settings.

Content specific issues

Users can upload their own user generated content and professionally produced video clips or images. These could include sexually explicit language or depictions of violence. There is moderation in place and it is against Facebook’s policy to upload pornographic photos, images of self-harm, real excessive violence or hate speech. These will be removed by Facebook’s moderation team.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content, which may include instances of offensive language and references to sex and violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to share status updates on a timeline and pictures, videos and links to other webpages. Users can leave comments and reply to other users.

Content specific issues

Users can upload short status updates to their timeline and these may include offensive language or sexual or violent content. This is marked with a sensitive media label by Twitter’s moderation team, if it is flagged by another user. Pornographic or violent images are not permitted to be used as profile photos and images depicting real dead people are removed. Hate speech or the promotion of violence is not permitted.

Other issues

The app shares the user’s location with other users.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Microsoft Windows Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content, which may include instances of offensive language and references to sex and violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to share status updates on a timeline and pictures, videos and links to other webpages. Users can leave comments and reply to other users.

Content specific issues

Users can upload short status updates to their timeline and these may include offensive language or sexual or violent content. This is marked with a sensitive media label by Twitter’s moderation team, if it is flagged by another user. Pornographic or violent images are not permitted to be used as profile photos and images depicting real dead people are removed. Hate speech or the promotion of violence is not permitted.

Other issues

The app shares the user’s location with other users.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content, which may include instances of offensive language and sexual and violent content.

Brief outline of the game

This is a video sharing app that allows users to upload user generated or professionally produced videos. Users can leave comments below the videos.

Content specific issues

Users can upload their own user generated home videos or professionally produced content, such as music videos or film clips. These may contain offensive language, nudity, simulated sexual or violent content. Content of this nature may receive an age-restricted label from YouTube’s moderation team, which requires the user to log in to view it. Users can also apply a Restricted Mode setting, which filters out mature content. Videos containing pornography are not permitted, nor those that include real, graphic violence, unless there is educational context. Users who upload content can report or remove offensive comments from below their videos.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content that may include strong language or references to sex or violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to upload photos and short videos along with text below. Followers can leave comments below the content.

Content specific issues

Users can upload their own user-generated images or short clips or professionally produced content. Users are not permitted to upload content that is pornographic or shows real, graphic violence or nudity. Users can remove unwanted comments from below their content, and any posts containing hate speech or those that glamourise self-harm may be removed by the moderation team. Posts may contain strong language.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Microsoft Windows Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains user generated content that may include strong language or references to sex or violence.

Brief outline of the game

This is a social networking app that allows users to upload photos and short videos along with text below. Followers can leave comments below the content.

Content specific issues

Users can upload their own user-generated images or short clips or professionally produced content. Users are not permitted to upload content that is pornographic or shows real, graphic violence or nudity. Users can remove unwanted comments from below their content, and any posts containing hate speech or those that glamourise self-harm may be removed by the moderation team. Posts may contain strong language.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.

Brief outline of the game

This is a match three game that involves swapping and matching three identical candies to form a row, which are then eliminated from the grid.

Content specific issues

There are no characters in the game and no content that would be of any concern. Players can send or receive items and lives to each other, but there is no chat function.

Other issues

The game includes in-app purchases.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Microsoft Windows Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.

Brief outline of the game

This is a match three game that involves swapping and matching three identical candies to form a row, which are then eliminated from the grid.

Content specific issues

There are no characters in the game and no content that would be of any concern. Players can send or receive items and lives to each other, but there is no chat function.

Other issues

The game includes in-app purchases.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Google Play Store - 17/10/2017

Advice for consumers

This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.

Brief outline of the game

This is an instant messaging service for smartphones. Users can send text messages, photos, videos, GIFs and files through the users’ phone numbers.

Content specific issues

This app features end to end encryption and users can enable group chats between a select number of people known to the user. Content cannot be shared to third parties. It is against WhatsApp’s policy to send messages that promote hate crimes or violence.