Parent reviews for Yubo

My 14 yr old adopted daughter who suffers from PTSD met other mentally ill kids on this website. Now she is suffering new mental health symptoms
and has had suicidal episodes. It's not safe. you don't know who your child is dealing with, how old they really are or their mental health profile.

Really there are always people that will be looking for ways to get thing they want no matter the cost. You have to trust your kid/kids to do the right thing it is better for them to learn now than in the adult world were much worse could happen. I am a kid and use social media such as instagram and YoBo however I have never done anything to harm another student such as naked selfies and other inappropriate comment. And you wont be able to protect your sons or daughters forever so dont hold like you can never let go if they make a mistake just help them through it be there friend not their dictator or tyrant. And seriously my parents are pretty laxed with what i do they can check my phone at any time and have app restrictions but they dont restrict my social media so i dont do anything bad so just have a little faith in your children and be there for them if they fall not be there to help and then punish them because thats exactly why we dont like talking to our parents.

We are usually pretty conscientious about what apps we allow my daughter to download to her phone (we use the parental approval controls through Apple) but this one slipped through in a chaotic moment. We were told by my 14 year old daughter that it was to talk to her friends online, but in reality it's a tween/teen dating app where kids peruse profiles of other "kids" (or potentially adults posing as kids) who live in their area and swipe left or right if they like what they see. Then they connect via SnapChat, and it doesn't take much imagination to guess that it has the potential to quickly get very inappropriate and very scary. Fortunately we were tipped off early by another parent that our daughter was using this app and we were able to intervene early, but honestly it did not take long at all for her to be oversharing with strangers online. VERY frightening stuff. DO NOT let your kids use this app, and based upon our experience, it's a good idea to delete SnapChat while you are at it.

On any social media platform i think there is going people that are looking for hookups such, its unavoidable. You just have to trust your child wont engage with these people and will block/ignore them. Overall its not a bad app and its a good way for kids to make friends with people their age and communicate. Other parents are over exaggerating about some of it. Honestly its just about how much you trust your kid to make right choices. As for location that can be turned off so others wont know where your from.