Monkey or Moky
Name: Moky or Monkey
Owned By: Moky, Inc.
Category: Social Networking
Operating System: Android
Available for download: Yes
Desktop version: No
Approximate release date: August 21, 2021
Age Rating*: Rated 17+ for the following:
- Frequent/intense mature/suggestive themes
- Infrequent/mild cartoon or fantasy violence
- Frequent/intense profanity or crude humor
Brief Description*:
Are you still worrying about making friends is not that easy? Do you always feel that life is a little more boring and less fun? Come join us, meet new friends in this place full of new friends and all kinds of fun! How about starting a new lifestyle with just an easy-tap download!
*Information from the App Store
- Access to camera (device camera)
Users can video chat users from all over the world.
- Connect with strangers (ability to)
Users can connect with strangers all over the world.
- Cyberbullying opportunities
Similar to other social networking apps, cyberbullying is plausible. Some users have reported being bullied and harassed through the app.
- Business accounts
Monkey is not for businesses.
- Ability to send inappropriate images
Some users have reported inappropriate content on video chats and adults trying to lure young children.
- Ability to message strangers
People can become “friends'' with strangers through the app and chat with them.
- Ability to video chat with strangers
Through the app, users are randomly connected with other users to video chat for 15 seconds. At the end of 15 seconds, users can decide to continue to video chat, become friends, or move onto the next call.
- Collects user’s information
The app states that personal information disclosed by users may be collected by other users or third parties. This could result in unsolicited messages or information being shared with other third parties.
Reviewed By: Ryan
Moky appears to be an updated version of Monkey for IOS. Monkey is still available for Android devices. Please read about Monkey as Moky functions similarly.
Moky or Monkey is a random video chatting app that encourages kids to chat with strangers. It uses video chatting (like Facetime or Skype) combined with a random social media meeting place. Basically, you don’t know who the app will connect you with. This is very similar to Chatroulette and Omegle. This app could be a potential place for predators to groom kids. There are reviews at Common Sense Media of adult men masturbating on this app.
Monkey, in its Terms Of Use, states in part: “…WHILE THE SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR PORNOGRAPHIC PURPOSES OR FOR MAKING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AVAILABLE, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO CONTENT THAT YOU DEEM TO BE OFFENSIVE, INDECENT, OBJECTIONABLE, OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, AND YOU AGREE TO WAIVE, AND HEREBY DO WAIVE, ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHTS OR REMEDIES YOU HAVE OR MAY HAVE AGAINST MONKEY WITH RESPECT THERETO. YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE MAY VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS IN THE JURISDICTION YOU ARE LOCATED…”
My #1 recommendation is not allowing anyone under the age of 18 years old to use the app.