Likee
What is Likee?
Likee is a platform for creating and watching short videos, following accounts, messaging, live broadcasting, and sending virtual gifts where those features are available. It includes music, filters, effects, and recommendation feeds.
Age limit: Likee’s current User Agreement requires users to be 16 for independent use. A person under 16 may use the service only with a parent or legal guardian’s supervision and with parental-control mode enabled where that arrangement is lawful. Users must be at least 18 to use LIVE. [1]
Likee also offers paid services and Diamonds, and its rules require a label for qualifying AI-generated content. Prices and the effects on offer vary by region and app version. [1]
Why do kids like it?
- Effects make videos quick to create. Music, filters, and editing tools can produce a finished-looking clip with little experience.
- A recommendation feed provides constant variety. Videos from beyond a person’s existing contacts can appear.
- Feedback can feel immediate. Views, reactions, followers, and comments provide visible responses.
- LIVE and gifts can resemble a creator economy. For eligible adults, real-time audiences and virtual items add performance and reward features.
What are the real risks?
- Recommendations can expose unfamiliar content. A feed may include creators, themes, or language a young person did not search for.
- Messaging can introduce unknown contacts. Public interactions can lead to more private conversations.
- LIVE creates real-time exposure. Although Likee requires hosts to be 18, incorrect account ages can undermine age-based safeguards. [1]
- Virtual items can involve real spending. Diamonds and other paid services have financial value even when the interface feels game-like. [1]
- Broad data collection builds a detailed picture of a child. Likee collects account, content, device, usage, contact, and location-related information, subject to permission and region. [2]
Settings to check
- Confirm age and supervision: Check that the account date of birth is accurate and that any user under 16 has the guardian supervision and parental-control mode required by Likee’s agreement. [1]
- Review parental-control mode: Enable the guardian setup Likee requires for users under 16, and check which features it limits. Menu paths vary by app version. [1]
- Restrict device permissions: Open the device’s app settings → Likee → Permissions, and allow only the camera, microphone, contacts, photos, and location access needed for current use. [2]
- Review purchase controls: Open the device store’s family or purchase settings, and require approval for Likee payments or Diamonds where purchases are available. [1]
- Label AI-generated content: Use the publishing label required for qualifying AI-generated or significantly modified content. [1]
- Delete the account when needed: Open Likee → Settings → Account → Delete Account, and follow the confirmation steps. [1]
How to talk about it
“What kinds of videos does Likee recommend to you, and how do they change after you watch something?”
“How do you decide whether a comment or message from someone new deserves a response?”
“What makes a virtual gift or Diamond feel different from spending ordinary money?”
Last reviewed: September 2026