LiveME Pro
LiveME Pro
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MINIMUM AGE: 17+ (Under 18's need parents permission to download the app and ‘those under 18 should have their parents’ permission to download and use the app’).
WHAT IS IT? LiveMe Pro is a live streaming app where users broadcast themselves, gain followers, receive virtual gifts, and interact with others in real time. The platform includes chat, livestream tipping, and trending content — and is heavily focused on popularity, visual appeal, and viewer engagement. WHAT WE SAY: Avoid. 🔞 Exposure to Inappropriate ContentLiveMe Pro often features adult-themed streams, suggestive content, and provocative behaviour, even if not explicitly labeled as such. Despite age restrictions, children can still access or participate in streams with sexual innuendo, flirting, or revealing clothing. Filtering is limited and inconsistent. ⚠️ Live Streaming & Real-Time Risks LiveME's “Live” feature encourages real-time video streaming to strangers. Users may be recorded without consent, and there are no strong protections to prevent exposure, manipulation, or coercion during livestreams. 🔐 Privacy Concerns LiveMe Pro collects extensive personal data, including camera and microphone access, real-time chat logs, location data (if enabled) and facial imagery and in-app behaviour. Streamers are often encouraged to share personal information with audiences, and fake accounts, bots, and identity theft are rampant. 📱 Online Predators & Grooming Risks Because the app promotes one-on-one communication between streamers and fans, it can be misused by predators. Viewers may pressure young users into inappropriate behaviour, either through flattery, tips (coins), or promises of fame. There have been multiple reports of grooming and coercion. 🚨 Sexual or Adult Content LiveMe Pro has been criticised for enabling “softcore” adult content, often under the guise of dance, fashion, or lifestyle streams. Viewers may 'tip' streamers to perform certain actions — blurring the line between livestreaming and digital exploitation. The app has struggled with content moderation and does not consistently block sexually explicit material. 🗣️Voice Chat Room 🚩A huge red flag - "Live talk to pretty girls or handsome boys from nearby or all over the world" (Play store). 🔺"BOOST" in multi-beam to quickly make new friends is a feature. 🧠 Mental Health & Addiction Risks LiveMe encourages constant engagement and validation-seeking behaviour. Users can become addicted to views, likes, or virtual gifts — leading to anxiety, obsession with appearance, and low self-worth. Streamers may feel pressured to behave in ways they’re uncomfortable with just to maintain popularity. 🧑💻 Scams, Sextortion & Financial Exploitation Users of LiveME have fallen victim to: 🔺Sextortion (being coerced into sending explicit content and blackmailed afterward) 🔺Phishing links 🔺Fake giveaways 🔺Grooming through in-app currency tips Coins and gifts can be exchanged for real money, which introduces gambling-like behaviour and monetary manipulation, especially among younger users trying to earn attention or income. ⚠️ No Effective Age Verification Users can easily falsify their age. LiveMe does not use robust age-gating or ID checks. BOTTOM LINE:LiveMe Pro is not safe for children or teens. Its combination of live video, tipping, suggestive content, and chat features makes it a high-risk platform for grooming, exploitation, mental health harm, and privacy violations. We strongly advise that minors do not use this app — and that parents monitor or block it on devices where possible. |
🛡️SAFETY TIPS:
📲Understand the app: Familiarise yourself with LiveME's features and how they work. Knowing how the app works will help you guide your child effectively. 👨👧Parental supervision: Check their interactions and adjust privacy settings accordingly. Try to stay up-to-date on Internet trends and best practices. 📢Underage Accounts: LiveME might have an age restriction but it lacks a proper age verification process. Therefore, there’s little stopping users from faking their dates of birth or creating bogus profiles and targeting children and young people. 👥Manage friend requests: Teach your child only to accept friend requests from people they know in real life. 📷 Cover the Webcam When Not in Use Physically cover your camera when you're not ready to go live. Always be mindful of what’s visible in your background—it can reveal location clues. 🧠 Trust Your Instincts If something feels uncomfortable, it is uncomfortable. Leave the chat immediately and don’t engage with users who seem suspicious, aggressive, or inappropriate. 🖥️ Place Devices in Shared Spaces Keep internet-connected devices in living rooms or kitchens, not bedrooms. This makes risky behavior less likely and easier to notice. 🙋♀️Conversations: Have open discussions with children and young people about the topics associated with online use - bullying, grooming, sexual and criminal exploitation, body image, as well as accessing support and how to report. 🚨 Know the Signs of Trouble Watch for behaviour changes—like anxiety, secrecy, mood swings, or suddenly deleting apps. These can signal something inappropriate happened online. 💬Conversations: Have open discussions with children and young people about the topics associated with online use - bullying, grooming, sexual and criminal exploitation, body image, as well as accessing support and how to report. FURTHER SUPPORT: For parents/ carers If you're worried about your child or need support call NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000. If you discover criminal content when online then report it directly to the police or the Internet Watch Foundation. If you're worried about online grooming or sexual behaviour online then report directly to the police or contact CEOP. For Children & young people if they're worried or want to talk, encourage them to contact Childline Online or call 0800 1111. Check out our Resource Centre for further information and useful online safety tips. FURTHER SUPPORT: For parents/ carers If you're worried about your child or need support call NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000. If you discover criminal content when online then report it directly to the police or the Internet Watch Foundation. If you're worried about online grooming or sexual behaviour online then report directly to the police or contact CEOP. For Children & young people if they're worried or want to talk, encourage them to contact Childline Online or call 0800 1111. Check out our Resource Centre for further information and useful online safety tips. 
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