requests in private chat. When a user is about to share private information, such as their phone number or location, they receive a pop-up message warning them of the risks of sharing private information. In July 2021, Yubo was updated with the Muted Words feature. Users can choose any word, abbreviation or emoji that they find offensive to them and contents containing those information would be hidden from the user. Users are also able to choose from whom to mute the words – they can block from all users or just those who are not in their friends. Then the comments with these words will be automatically hidden from the user’s view. Uvalde School Shooting Following the Robb Elementary School shooting on 24 May 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, the app came under criticism for failing to remove the perpetator's profile from their platform quickly, leaving the profile up for four days after the shooting. Multiple witnesses reported that Ramos boasted about purchasing a firearm and posted threatening messages weeks before the tragic event occurred. References External links Mobile social software Social networking services Social search Paris-Saclay Paris-Saclay University alumni French social networking websites