Dating apps have taken the online world by storm. Teenagers who have now reached the age where they are exploring their hormonal changes and dating someone is something dream come true.
With that said, the risk of dating someone is quite dangerous and your teen would be in great trouble. The biggest threat is posed by a variety of dating apps available online. Some of them are discussed below so that you may have watched over your teen. Let’s get started.
Yubo
Yubo is a social discovery app to make new friends and meet like-minded people. The teens are allowed to do video chat and go live with all the friends. The video call can include as many as nine friends. Moreover, teens can also send a direct message to new friends.
Yubo also connects people from all over the world and nearby places. Approximately 20 million people have joined Yubo in order to make friends. If your teen has also installed the app on his/her phone, you need to instruct them to be careful. There are many cyberbullies and predators who would take advantage of the innocence and trap them. The best way to avoid such a situation is not to allow teens to install the app, no matter what.
Spotafriend
Spotafriend is yet another dangerous dating app that you should not allow your teen to install on their device. The app allows the user to swipe, make friends and start private chatting along with strangers within the range located through GPS. The app is recommended for people above 17 years of age. Moreover, the app does not verify age, which makes it easy for teens to access the app without permission.
Spotafriend’s website also contains topics like how to seduce girls online which is definitely not suitable for kids and teens of all ages.
Meetme
Meetme is yet another dangerous app for teens as it helps them to find new people in nearby areas according to shared interests. The app is quite friendly, free, and easy to use joined by over 100 million people. People can start a video chat, stream or message new friends. If your teen has already installed Meetme, make sure to remove it as soon as possible because there is no age verification and anyone can make an account for free. Some predators or bullies might be stalking innocent teens to get into the trap.
How to Stop Teens from Using Dating Apps?
If you are worried about your teen using a dating app, just go for an Android Parental Control app like FamilyTime. The app offers a myriad of features that allow parents to block installed apps, limit screen time on Android and iOS devices, and block apps and games that are inappropriate.
Some of the other notable features of FamilyTime includes:
- Place mobile geofence to track when your kid check-in or check out of the place
- Track the exact location of your kid
- Monitor messages sent
- Enable web filters to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate websites
- SOS Panic button
