Anonymous Social Media Analysis

Around the globe colleges, schools, and communities face a never ending battle with anonymous social media. Teens are using vulgar language, combating whomever they desire without any disciplinary actions. Jonathan Mahler a journalist for The New York Times, author of “Who Spewed That Abuse? Anonymous Yik Yak App Isn’t Telling” claims that the anonymity of social media, such as “Yik Yak” should be enjoined due to the way it is pestiferously and profoundly utilized. Due to significant evidence provided by Mr.Mahler throughout his article, I concur with his position on anonymous social media. In the article, it states, that while a lecture had been administered “230 or so freshmen in the auditorium were having a conversation concerning the professors on a social media site called Yik Yak. There were dozens of posts, most demeaning, many using crude, sexually explicit language and imagery.” The students ' actions toward their professors are inferior and unacceptable nonetheless. However, likely events have also plagued

In the article, the author avers that “Administrators at Utica College in upstate New York blocked the app in December in response to a growing number of sexually graphic posts aimed at the school’s transgender community.” Although anonymous social media was blocked, students continued using the app discarding the school 's policy. Other colleges have taken a different approach to combat the negative usage of anonymous social media. “In December, a group of 50 professors at Colgate University — which had experienced a rash of racist comments on the app earlier in the fall — flooded the app with positive posts,’ in hopes that the ‘constructive voices would overwhelm the destructive ones.” As expressed in the author 's claim, the best way to get rid of the problem is to get rid of anonymous social media