The likes of yope and lemon8 are enjoying an uptick in australia right now, but they will still be subject to the government’s regulations. Major tech companies express concern that these alternatives may lack adequate protections for younger users. Australian teens flock to new apps ahead of social media ban the announcement of the ban has coincided with a surge in lesser known social media apps, including photo.
Alternative social media platforms like lemon8, yope and coverstar have soared up app store charts as young users shift away from banned apps such as tiktok and snapchat. Platforms like lemon8, yope, and coverstar are seeing a surge in downloads Social media platforms lemon8 and yope are put on notice about age limit laws as both apps surge in popularity ahead of a ban for under 16s.
