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"Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a
certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed
from your everyday life? Personal disclosure and anonymity have long been a
potent mix laced through our online interactions.
We’ve recently seen this through the resurgence of anonymous question apps
targeting young people, including Sendit and NGL (which stands for “not gonna
lie”). The latter has been installed 15 million times globally, according to
recent reports.
These apps can be linked to users’ Instagram and Snapchat accounts, allowing
them to post questions and receive anonymous answers from followers.
Although they’re trending at the moment, it’s not the first time we’ve seen
them. Early examples include ASKfm, launched in 2010, and Spring.me, launched
in 2009 (as “Fromspring”).
These platforms have a troublesome history. As a sociologist of technology,
I’ve studied human-technology encounters in contentious environments. Here’s my
take on why anonymous question apps have once again taken the internet by
storm, and what their impact might be."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
