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Viewpoint: Racist commentary at Miami University prevalent on anonymous app...
Yik Yak, an anonymous microblogging application, has recently grown in popularity. While it’s similar to Twitter in the way that users can post multiple, character limited posts, Yik Yak’s success...
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Vermont college blocks Yik Yak
The president of Norwich University in Northfield says he has blocked access to an anonymous social media site because some students at the Vermont school have become targets of cyber bullying....
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Social networking app Yik Yak is 'outrageously popular on college campuses'
An 11-month-old mobile app — sporting a pair of forgettable one-syllable words — has “found a spot in students’ hearts and phones next to Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.” Yik Yak is an easy, free and...
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College football player charged with crime after making threat over Yik Yak
Authorities say a University at Albany football player has been suspended from the team after he was charged with making a threat against the college using the social media application Yik Yak....
View ArticleOklahoma State incident highlights risks of anonymous sharing apps
The increasing popularity of anonymous social sharing apps like Unseen and Yik Yak has students freely expressing themselves in ways they likely never have before. While most of the content is harmless...
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Viewpoint: Anonymous social media derails students
(Drawing: Alyssa Kartheiser) Anonymous social media has become popular in the everyday lives of college students across the nation. With collaborative Snapchat accounts like uwosh_snaps, anyone can...
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You might not be on Yik Yak, but your campus police likely are
You may not see campus police checking smartphone apps, but that doesn’t meant they’re unaware of the latest popular social media platforms. Yik Yak, a social media app that allows users to create...
View ArticleReal life 'Burn Book' encourages cyberbullying among students
In the movie Mean Girls, the popular and powerful Regina George causes a school-wide frenzy when her “Burn Book” of hurtful comments is photocopied and displayed for all to see. But this fictional...
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Racist Yik Yak posts considered 'hate speech' by Syracuse
The Hall of Languages at Syracuse University (USA TODAY file photo) When JaShel Jones graduates from Syracuse University this weekend, she’ll be leaving a campus where she’s witnessed racism. Last...
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Viewpoint: Hate speech on Yik Yak is a Catch-22
While hate speech on college campuses shared through Yik Yak is detrimental to the students it affects, it also sheds light on clear, though often not discussed racism, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia...
View ArticleStudents unimpressed by Yik Yak's new photo feature
On July 15, 2015, the anonymous social media app Yik Yak announced it would allow users to begin posting photos. Yik Yak made the announcement in a blog post. “We’re moderating photos before they...
View ArticleThe Millennial generation, according to Yik Yak
Yik Yak recently provided a look at how Millennials view themselves. Yik Yak is a location-based social app that, according to a 2015 report conducted by comScore, has a 98% Millennial user base. When...
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Students notice issue of anonymous online bullying within campus community
(The Daily Free Press) Title IX and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are meant to protect students from discriminatory environments that can be created on college campuses. While these...
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Fresno State football player arrested for writing threatening Yik Yak post
Photo: Fresno Bee A freshman football player at Fresno State University was arrested on charges of a terrorist attack Nov. 2 for posting a threat on Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app, according to...
View ArticleWATCH: We recap Univ. of Missouri social media death threats
Two 19-year-old students were arrested Wednesday for using Yik Yak to post death threats toward black students at the University of Missouri, according to a USA TODAY report. Hunter Park of the...
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Students protest new threats posted on Yik Yak, this time at Lewis & Clark
Students rally on Nov. 18, 2015, at Lewis & Clark College. (Photo: Caleb Diehl) Correction: An earlier version reported that the Black Student Union organized the rally. After an anonymous person...
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Police: Student attacked in possible hate crime at Lewis & Clark
Students rally on Nov. 18, 2015, at Lewis & Clark College. (Photo: Caleb Dielh) PORTLAND, Ore. — An African-American student at Lewis & Clark College was assaulted by three white men who made...
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Yik Yak post spurs Colorado College student's suspension
Colorado College student Thaddeus Pryor was recently suspended from campus given a controversial Yik Yak post, according to The Colorado Springs Gazette. Pryor responded to a #blackwomenmatter Yik Yak...
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College students explain why Yik Yak dropped off on campus
Yik Yak was wildly popular on college campuses. Not so much anymore, it seems.(Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images) Well, here’s a downvote for Yik Yak: the social media app announced a large number...
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Yik Yak, the once popular and controversial college messaging app, shuts down
(Photo: Yik Yak) LOS ANGELES — Yik Yak, the once-popular and ultra controversial app favored by college and high school students, prepared to shut down Friday, a victim of management miscues, fickle...
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