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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

New App Blocked by School Officials for Creating a Cyberbullying Platform


A South Carolina school district has blocked a new app, called Yik Yak, from its servers in an attempt to lessen the cyberbullying epidemic. The app allows users to post anonymously in a chat room style format, which has led to bullying of students.
Even though the schools have banned the app from their servers, students can still access it from their mobile networks. Because of this, school officials are asking parents to step in and monitor their children’s phones to try to eliminate the app’s negative use.

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