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Plato is a free social media app that helps gamers play their favorite board games online with friends, while chatting. The Plato app is available in the App Store and the Google Play Store and is rated for teens. This app does feature in-app purchases. This app can be safe for teens with parental supervision.
What is Plato - Play Together?
Plato Chat and Play is a free social media app that helps gamers play their favorite board games online with friends, while chatting.
The Plato app is available in the App Store and the Google Play Store and is rated for teens. This app contains in-app purchases.
Chess, backgammon, poker, and hearts are just a few of the twenty classic board games that can be played with the app. This app, is designed as a messenger app that lets users get to know each other while playing games. Users can chat with people one on one, in group messages, or join a chat room.
There is no login or account required, all users need to do is upload a profile picture and get started.
There are no advertisements, but there are in-app purchases to access advanced levels in games. These levels can be purchased for a one time cost of $4.99.
Plato gives users the option to chat messenger-style in their game screen and gamers can also build groups by inviting users via email or social media platforms to play games and chat with them.
Is Plato - Play Together safe for my kids?
Plato is a social media and gaming app that requires parental supervision. This app can be safe for teens.
Although its primary use is playing traditional board and card games, the option to upload a profile picture and create seemingly private groups where users can chat, means it can be used inappropriately.
The app does not contain ads, so parents don't need to worry about inappropriate pop-ups. Parents should know that anyone can create a profile anonymously, without the use of an email or social media account, and use it to log a Plato account.
While this app is innocent in its intent, parents should be aware that stranger danger is possible. Kids and teens will be interacting with strangers as that is the point of the app. Parents should discuss with their kids how to be safe while online, especially in chat rooms.
The Plato website does not provide any information on whether or not these chats are moderated for content, so parents should assume that they are not. That being said, children might encounter language and content that is not appropriate for their age.
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