Yubo: Ongoing Grooming Concerns
An advisory about serious ongoing risks for young people on Yubo, a social livestreaming platform popular with teenagers.
Published: 2026-03-25
What Changed
Yubo continues to present significant grooming risks for young users. The platform's core mechanic — live-streaming and real-time 'swiping' to connect with other users — creates a high-risk environment where teenagers can be connected with adult strangers rapidly. While Yubo has introduced age verification for users over 18 and introduced some segregation between under-18 and over-18 users, researchers and charities have flagged that these measures are insufficiently enforced. Yubo's minimum age is 13.
What to Review
- •Check whether your child has Yubo installed — it may not be familiar to parents but is popular among teenagers.
- •Understand what Yubo does: it is a social live-streaming platform where teenagers broadcast themselves to others who can join and interact in real time.
- •Be aware that Yubo includes a location feature that can reveal approximate location to other users.
Parent Actions
- 1Have a direct conversation with your child about what Yubo is and why you have concerns if they are using it.
- 2Consider whether Yubo is appropriate for your child given the documented risks — for most children under 16, safer alternatives exist.
- 3If your child continues to use Yubo, review privacy settings: disable location sharing, ensure the account is set to private, and discuss the risks of broadcasting themselves live to strangers.
Full app guide
View the complete Yubo safety guide
This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.
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Last reviewed: 2026-04-01