Adults who are looking for love frequently use online dating services or apps to discover “the one.”
However, as the popularity of adult-oriented applications like Tinder and Bumble grows, more dating and social apps for teenagers emerge.
Here are five prominent adolescent dating apps that parents should be aware of:
1) MyLOL
MyLOL is a website and app that allows kids to create profiles, search for individuals online, and interact with others. It bills itself as the “#1 teen dating site” in the United States and other countries.
To make an account, users must be at least 13 years old and no older than 19. According to MyLOL’s terms and conditions, anyone who registers with a false age will be permanently banned.
Anyone making “sexual offers or sexual innuendos” to anyone under the age of 18 is also prohibited from using the service. The terms and conditions said, “This type of action will result in your account being canceled and reported to your local police.” “Really, don’t do it.”
2) Skout
Skout is a social and dating app that, according to its website, is “all about preserving the beauty of unexpected interactions that lead to discovering new people.”
Despite the fact that the app’s terms of service state that it is only for people aged 18 and over, the app previously permitted children aged 13 to 17 to establish accounts.
3) Yubo
Yubo, formerly known as Yellow, is a free social networking software that aims to let individuals meet new people. While it is not specifically advertised as a dating app, it is frequently referred to as such and has been on lists of the best teen dating apps.
According to the website, users must be at least 13 years old and have parental permission to register an account.
According to the website, Yubo’s underage users have their own community away from adults on the app to help keep them safe.
4) Hot or Not
The software, which is also known as The Game by Hot or Not, allows users to meet individuals in their neighborhood.
According to the terms and regulations, users must be 18 years old or older to register an account. Non-registered users have limited access, but they are unable to create a profile or upload anything.
According to the terms and conditions, content that is vulgar, pornographic, or “otherwise may violate human dignity” is forbidden.
5) MeetMe
MeetMe, a free app for adults 18 and older, is another app geared at bringing people to others in their neighborhood.
Users can buy credits to have their profile seen by more people and to have posts and live feeds pinned to the top of the feed so that more people can see them.