Yik Yak is very popular social media application (app) that is, for the most part, directed towards the college crowd, and can possibly get out of hand at some points.
Due to this specific app being anonymous, students may take things out of hand and post reckless things.
There could be so much as forms of sexting, people asking for sexual favors in general, etc.
An expert in kid's use of social media, Christine Greenhow, gave insight as to how the issue behind this could possibly be solved.
"We need better education efforts; we need to both research education that addresses in the classroom how to stay safe online and to think about your behavior on these online settings so it doesn't come back to haunt you. Teachers and students need to work together to make these things apparent because students aren't thinking about the future," Greenhow said.
Think before you post, Yik Yak users. You never know who may be documenting your every move.
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