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MO Internet Crimes Aga¡nst Children Task Force Additional Resources - Apps Watch List SOCIAL NETWORKING There are THOUSANDS of different social networking sites. These are some of the most popular. FACEBOOK - Allows users to share status updates, photos and video and make video calls via Skype. Any user can contact any other user regardless ofwhether or not the account is marked private. Look for Slingshot (coming soon) which will be similar to Snapchat. INSTAGRAM - Allows users to post pictures and videos and have followers. Any user can contact any other user regardless of whether or not the account is marked private. TUMBLR - Shares photos, pictures, video, music, quotes, chats, links, and text. Any user can contact any other user regardless of whether or not the account is marked private. TWITTER - Shares 140 character messages, photos, and video to your followers. Any user can con- tact any other user regardless of whether or not the account is marked private. SNAPCHAT - Users snap photos and set a timer. Photos "disappea/' in 1 to 10 seconds. This doe, #+-# not prevent the recipient from screenshotting the photo, saving and distributing it. Photos do t disappear from sender's phone, they are simply stored in a different locatio APPS THAT USE WEBCAMS SKYPE - Allows users to video chat, send pictures or videos, send voice messages and lM in real time. Users can access Skype from Facebook. Kids frequently turn on the "Skype Me" functi< which allows other users to contact them - not private at all. FACETIME - Allows users to video chat and make calls. OMEGLE - The marketing tagline is 'Talk to Strangers on the Internet". Users are randomly paire with others for video or text chatting. Users are supposed to be 18 but , like any app or site, chan ing your age is easy. Very young users (5th grade) are giving this site and app a try and finding nu- dity and sexual activit CHATROULETTE - Similar to Omegle, this app pairs users with other random users. Very young us- rgg' ers (5th grade) are giving this site and app a try and finding nudity and sexual activit OOVOO - Allows users to share video content with up to L2 other users, make voice and video calls, send pictures and lM. Sometimes users are randomly sent content adult content by peers o strangers and have difficulty getting out of a conversation. See the FAQ section to resolve this is Wwwe sue. GLIDE - Users send and receive private video messages which can be retrieved at any time, ant chat one on one or in a group. Messages are stored in the cloud so they don't take up the phone's Wffi memory. This app would be used like voicemail, except with video. MESSAGING APPS KIK¿ PINGER, TANGO, TEXTPLUS, vIBER a HT.ffi, These very popular messaging apps keep text messages away from the eyes of parents. They each have different features but most allow text and pictures. Some allow users to talk to multiple people in a conversation, some provide frer calling as well. It's important to note that many of these turn a tablet, or in some cases, an iPod Touch, into a makeshift cell phone, and most can be used on a v -fi only plan - no service contract required. There are hundreds of similar apps. ,E ,',ì'/1aùr @@EIW ,.'V',-' SECRET SHARING APPS Apps like these (SECRET* right and WHISPER, left) are used by tweens and teens to anonymoush post things they feel they can't share with friends in real life. Most "secrets" have something to do with sex. Other users can comment (or bash). There are no age requirements on this app. The po- *This tential for adult offenders to be here to "listen" is significant. is the SECRET logo, but wher downloaded to Android it will appear as a mason jar with a lightening bug inside. 'üouYu3 -os¿þ HooK uP APPS ^ ---fted'xg 2u(rþn{ \slqryon, GRlflDR,\MEET24, TTNDER and DowN U rf ernat'rVØJ These apps are clearly designed for adults but we find them in use as early as junior high. Many of them use your location to determine what potential dates are in your area. DOWI accesses your Facebook contact list and hooks you up with "safe friends of friends". The potential risks wlth these app are many. Some offer the ability to send photos that wil "disappear" in 24 hours (TINDER, "Moments"), flirting and sexual content are rampant, an( they provide an excellent environment for offenders to find potential victirns in their ar, ffiw &E.