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Stephen Pitts & Lucy Farrell

Parents warned over app similar to Tinder aimed at children and teens

Parents have been made aware of a potentially unsafe social media app that has become popular with children and teens.

According to National Online Safety (NOS), a provider of online safety e-learning and resources for schools, the Yubo app has weak security features that may give young people access to inappropriate content.

Aimed at those aged under 25, the Yubo app - which has amassed 60 million users across the globe - has been described as similar to the dating app Tinder but aimed at children.

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