App Safety Guide

AI companions that blur the line between friendship and fantasy — with no guardrails for emotionally vulnerable teens.

Built for gamers but now used for everything — the private servers and DMs are where the real risks hide.

Meta's own research showed it harms teen girls — then they built it for teens anyway.

The games are fine — the chat and social features are where kids get into trouble.

The disappearing messages create a false sense of privacy that teens exploit — and predators know it.

The algorithm is the real risk — it learns exactly what your kid is vulnerable to and feeds them more of it.

A stranger-danger app marketed to teens as a friend-finder. Delete it immediately.

The recommended videos are the problem — the algorithm will walk your child somewhere you didn't intend.