Bottom Line: is Lemon8 safe for kids? Too much exposure, too little controls. With such a lack of privacy on this platform, on top of its connection to ByteDance, it's simply not worth the potential risks. For now, use at your own risk.

Users must meet the minimum age requirements to use Lemon8 (as stipulated in our Terms of Services). We remove their accounts from our platform when underage account holders are identified.

While this may seem like harmless fun, Lemon8 has the potential to cause damage to children and teenagers as it becomes more popular. Social Media Victims Law Center has taken on social media companies that endanger kids by exposing them to inappropriate, explicit, and violent content.

Lemon8 does not allow you to make your account private — whatever you post will be public no matter what.