Social media platforms, which allow us to be closer with our friends and enable us to meet people we do not know, can sometimes become quite dangerous, especially for young users under a certain age, for exactly the same reason. As you may recall, many platforms such as Tinder and TikTok have come to the fore due to such claims.
Now, similar allegations have been made about Yubo, a France-based dating app. Yubo, which emerged as the youth-oriented version of the dating app Tinder and has 3.6 million users in the UK alone, came to the fore with sexual harassment and racism.
Yubo can turn into a dangerous tool in the hands of malicious adults
Against Yubo, which is widely used in our country and most of its users are children aged 13 to 17. experts warned parents about the reliability of the platform. Experts stated that children may encounter ‘potential dangers’ on such platforms.
In addition to experts, educators also spoke out to parents against Yubo, which is becoming increasingly popular with students. Educators noted that Yubo can be used by malicious adults for different purposes, thus exposing children to inappropriate content. On the other hand, it was stated that the danger could potentially increase due to the presence of options such as video calls and group conversations in Yubo.
Accordingly, The Sunday Times, which made a research on Yubo, made a reporter a member of the application with the identity of a 15-year-old girl. The reporter, who pretended to be a girl in the app for a while, reported that during this time, male users used very threatening and ugly expressions to female users, such as “I will strip you naked and rape” and “I will strangle you”.
Triggering and racist expressions are also frequently used in Yubo
In addition, heavy topics such as self-harm and suicide are frequently used in Yubo. spoken and racist expressions were used. Accordingly, it was stated on the platform that a black girl was asked about whether she could be called a “dirty little slave”.
Experts also stated that there are some security problems on the platform and it is possible for a person to register on Yubo with a photo that is not their own. Chris Philp, the UK’s chief digital security officer, said of Yubo, “What I’ve heard about this site is sickening.” recorded as.
Yubo, which was banned in some schools in England after these allegations, apologized. In his statement, Yubo stated that he took the allegations very seriously.
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