You might never have heard of Yubo. It is not as big as other social media sites. The social networking app is not usually listed alongside new social platforms that have become very popular with Gen Z.
Yubo is now in the mainstream. Why? The Uvalde school shooter used to use the platform. According to those who interacted with him on Yubo, he showed warning signs.
What is Yubo?
Yubo's website telling users where to access the mobile platform's apps. Credit: Yubo
Yubo is a social media platform that mixes livestreaming with social networking. The platform is based out of Paris, France, and requires a mobile device in order to join.
Teens and young adults make up the majority of Yubo's user base. The company says 99 percent of its users are part of Gen Z and range in age from 13 to 25. According to Sensor Tower, the Yubo app has been downloaded more than 18 million times.
Yubo's developers first developed the app to connectSnapchat users after realizing young people were looking to make new connections on the platform. Users and people they already know are meant to be on the platform. Users and their posts are not publicly accessible.
The Yubo team created an app that would allow users of the ephemeral messaging service to connect with strangers by using their left or right hand. The idea became a platform called Yubo.
The news that the Uvalde school shooter used the app is bringing Yubo unwanted attention, but it is not the first time. As Protocol pointed out in 2021, Yubo has generated a lot of concern among parents of its target audience. Business Insider reported that a man was arrested after trying to meet a girl he met on the app.
According to Yubo, the platform tries to keep its users separate. One day after the shooting, the company announced new age verification techniques.
Yubo told Business Insider that it is constantly working on features and protocols to ensure the safety of its users. The platform does not display advertisements or show users content that is promoted by advertisers, two features that can have a negative impact on teenagers.
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The New York Times, Washington Post, and VICE all spoke to Yubo users who had interacted with the Uvalde shooter. One young girl said Ramos asked her to be his girlfriend on Yubo, which she described asinder for kids.
The New York Times spoke to a girl in Germany who Ramos met on Yubo. The teen girl said Ramos told her about his plans on the day of the shooting and sent her pictures of his guns. She didn't believe him.
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The shooter's Yubo account remained live on the platform until just Saturday, four days after the shooting that left 21 people, including 19 students, dead.
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