Tag: Yubo

UK teenagers would respect a tech break but are concerned about safety if the UK banned mobile phones in schools

Stuart Mitchell

Yubo, has found that  92% of UK teenagers wouldn’t feel safe travelling to school without their mobile.  Yubo’s poll of over 10,000 Gen Zers aged 13 to 25 looked at students’ opinion on the potential Mobile Phone Ban for English Schools following claims that mobiles can have a damaging effect on mental health and wellbeing when misused or overused.   When it comes to how Gen Zers daily phone habits at school, nearly half (47.8%) say they only use their phones during breaks and never in class, 18.1% say they…

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Yubo Launches Express Sessions to support digital wellness of Gen Z users

Stuart Mitchell

Yubo, the leading platform for young people to socialise online, has today launched ‘Express Sessions’ to support Gen Z users with mental health.  Within ‘Express Sessions’, users can find a safe space to talk, vent and seek help and peer support from the Yubo community for their everyday life issues. Several sessions will be organised every month for the rest of the year. The network, which has a Gen Z user base of over 50 million across 40 different countries, is continuing to take steps to ensure the platform is…

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Yubo Launches Personalised Moderation Feature to Combat Online Bullying and Protect Users from Sensitive Content

Stuart Mitchell

Yubo, the leading platform for young people to socialise online, is taking action against online bullying and harmful content with the introduction of its new ‘Muted Words’ feature, which enables its users to block specific words and phrases that they find personally triggering from appearing to them on the app.  Cyber-bullying has been on the rise among young people during lockdown with 24% of children estimated to experience some form of cyberbullying. Yubo, which has a Gen Z user base of over 45 million across 40 different countries, is continuing…

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Yubo Offers 35 Genders and 50 Pronouns in Multiple Languages to Create More Inclusive User Experience

Stuart Mitchell

Yubo, has announced it has added 35 additional gender identities and 50 pronouns to its platform. The update strengthens Yubo’s support towards it’s young users and positions the platform as  the first to offer pronouns and genders in multiple languages, including 11 others in addition to English. Yubo is committed to being a platform where Gen Z can express themselves, without fear of judgement, especially for the LGBTQIA+ community, which has always been an active and important user base for the platform. Since April 2020, almost 1M Yubo users in…

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Social live streaming platform Yubo starts prompting teens to think twice before sharing inappropriate content

Stuart Mitchell

Yubo is taking action to prevent young people from sharing inappropriate content.  Following recent high profile cases of celebrity ‘revenge porn’ scandals, Yubo  which has over 45m Gen Z users worldwide – is aiming to proactively educate young users on responsible and safe online behaviour, prompting them to think twice before they share.  In a year that saw UK schools close their doors and social gatherings move to video platforms, Yubo has experienced huge growth over 2020. It saw its Gen Z user base increase to 45M, with livestream usage…

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