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Aug 18 - Anonymous App Yik Yak Proves Popular With Gibraltarians

Yik Yak has taken the world by storm, and it was only a matter of time before keyboard warriors in Gibraltar would find out about this anonymous social media craze. 

While social media savvy individuals flock to the app to share their thoughts, social and political issues have been some of the top yaks, with a tongue-in-cheek attitude and with an intention of having fun.

Some of the most prominent things Gibraltarians have shared in the past few weeks have been the A-Level results, the stand off between officers and youngsters which happened in the early hours of Friday morning, and upcoming events.

 

There are also personal yaks that are popular, with people moaning about their hangovers, looking for hangover cures, and making plans for the following night out, or to find out the weather at the beach.

The posting site allows users to make a comment to which other users may reply, up-vote or down-vote – when a yak gets a down-vote of -5, it is automatically deleted.

The app was set up in late 2013 by university graduates Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, who came up with the idea to allow students across university campuses to communicate with each other anonymously. This was after they noticed that the more popular students at university had the most followers on Twitter and the most friends of Facebook, this was started to help the "disenfranchised" become popular in a more democratic way. 

While there is a fear of cyber-bullying because of users' anonymity, a spokesman for the Royal Gibraltar Police said they haven't received any complaints about defamatory comments made on Yik Yak.


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