From Facebook to Instagram, there are different smartphone apps that allow users to go live and instantaneously share what they are doing to a select audience.

But one app, where anyone — including sexual predators — can watch and record you, has law enforcement agencies across the U.S. concerned.

With more than 10 million downloads since last year’s release, Live.me is a social platform that allows users to connect with others and earn virtual goods which can be exchanged for prizes, rewards and cash.

Once the app is opened, users see a screen filled with pictures of different app users. By clicking on one of the users, you are taken directly to their live feed.

Viewers can also share the live feed while watching on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts. You can also chat with different users.

Tammy King, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Johnson County, said this is an online predator’s dream.

“We recently had a case where the Canadian Police found video footage of a Johnson County child and reported it to our local authorities,” she said. “Fortunately, the team was able to intervene, but not before video footage was made available all over the world. Once kids post something, they simply don’t understand that you cannot take it back — it is out there forever.”

With the recording function on the app, the stream can be duplicated over and over, taking control away from the user over what they have put online.

“If there happen to be 2,000 people watching the post, then 2,000 people have instant access to that child’s video,” King said. “Online offenders love the fact that they can easily find children, begin a video chat and get the child to send video clips. They may start off innocent enough, but over time they will progressively and subtly groom the child, get them comfortable, say all the things that they believe that particular child wants and needs to hear, and then they have them.”

CAC Program Director Drew Stallings said many users are simply talking or doing day-to-day things.

“However, there are also users that are doing provocative things including sexual behavior and drug use,” he said. “There are users of all different ages from very young children to adults.”

According to its community policy, Live.me strives to maintain a fun, healthy and safe community for all users.

King said despite the community policy, the only sure way to protect kids is to be involved, actively parent and manage devices.

“Be up front in telling your kids when you give them a device, that it is with the understanding that you, as the parent/caregiver, will be responsible for monitoring all activity,” she said. “Kids need you to be a parent while they are growing up. If we raise them in loving and caring homes with consistent rules and structure, the chances of them being successful, having a healthy lifestyle and close attachments with their family increase exponentially.”

Pounds writes for the Texas Cleburne Times Review.

• Exposure of any genitalia, whatsoever, at any time.

• Inappropriate or revealing clothing.

• Sexually suggestive or provocative activity, which includes any sexual gestures, posture, dances and/or general sexual behavior.

• Sexually charged language, both on camera and/or in the comments section or in the broadcast title.

• Offers of sexual services including prostitution, escort services, sexual massages and/or filmed sexual activity.