Paedophiles can target children through 'Tinder for teens' app, warn Police

Police are raising awareness of an app that's been likened to Tinder for teenagers, and have warned that sex offenders could use it to target children. Yellow, which describes itself as "an easy and free way to make new friends and chat with them", is free to download from Google Play and the App Store, where it's rated 12 for: "Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity and Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour." It works in a very similar manner to dating app Tinder. Users can match with each other by swiping right on a series of profiles that pop up on their screen. When two people match on Yellow, they can exchange messages and pictures and add each other on Snapchat, which is a completely separate app.