This keynote presentation began by describing the ‘slow death’ of Yik Yak, an anonymous geosocial networking app launched in 2013. The software allowed people in close proximity to send and receive short, anonymous messages and write posts (Yaks). It was heavily marketed on university campuses. Yik Yak was totally anonymous, and was moderated by community …
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