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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
YouTube
Google LLC-
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.
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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.
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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.
Candy Crush Saga
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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.
Candy Crush Saga
King-
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.
WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp Inc.-
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.