Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy
By Editor - Thu Mar 16, 4:56 pm
Sidechat , the anonymous posting platform that began blowing up last year on college campuses, appears to have acquired a rival anonymous social platform, Yik Yak . While you may recall Yik Yak’s troubles from earlier years, where bullying and harassment ultimately led to an ignominious exit in the form of an acqui-hire by Square , the gossip app relaunched under new Nashville-based ownership in 2021 , promising improved moderation. But now Yik Yak’s app has been republished under the same App Store developer account as Sidechat — Flower Ave. It had originally been published under its own name, Yik Yak, Inc. (The first version under the original founders was Yik Yak LLC)
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Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy