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Podcast: The Social Complex
Episode: Ep 7 - The Wild World of Anonymous Social Media & Return of Yik Yak
Description: Trigger Warning: Suicide, CyberBullyingIn this solo episode, Hillary snorkels through the various anonymous social media platforms, which are specified as “content or information posted that is not connected with particular online identities or profiles,” according to the good ol’ Wikipedia.We explore the history of anonymous social, the rise and fall of Ask.FM, the data that tells whether it's good vs. evil, and the general reaction from users about the fact that Yik Yak is back. We discuss mental health impact on students, history of online bullying, and other difficult fallouts from th...