Yik-Yak Under Siege

An app creates tension and a toxic atmosphere at a number of U.S. and Canadian schools, and authorities, faculty, staff, and students are flummoxed. Creators Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington thought their Yik-Yak app would be a good way for users to connect, and it does allow students to share messages quickly (within a limited geographic radius). But it also encourages nastiness, cyberbullying, and in some cases chaos in the classroom, according to instructors. More on Yik-Yak and its unintended effects here from Slashdot, the Dallas News, Time, InsideHigherEd, and the CBC.