Its all just some Yik Yak

In many cases we see, the advancement in technology is a good thing and very helpful to many. In even some cases, it can potentially help save many live and keep many out of harm’s way.

A few weeks ago almost all schools and daycares' in the Altoona and Des Moines area were shut down and school was cancelled because of a threat made over a new app known as Yik Yak. 

Yik Yak is a new emerging app that acts as a type of bulletin board for the area and people around you, within about a two mile radius. This app allows anyone to post anonymously about whatever they one, and anyone can view it.

With many reviews being made on this new app, many view it as a bullying site because of the things that are being said about others in a bad way and the act that these bullies can say whatever they want without getting caught because no one knows who’s saying it.

Alongside the bullying and negative slams towards people, a few weeks ago, there was a threat made on Yik Yak from 3 students threatening a shooting at the high school in Pleasant Hill that Saturday, the following Monday the school had mass security and all schools practiced what to do in case something were to happen and they were forced to lock down. A parent of a child at one of the elementary schools stated that her child came home and told her that they “got to play hide and seek and had to be super quiet” it was then that the mom became very scarred because she realized that they weren't playing hide and go seek, but they were practicing for a lock down.

After security was amplified on Monday, there were additional threats made about bombings at both the middle and high schools Tuesday forcing the schools to shut down because the concern of the safety of their staff and students.

With these two incidents, the bullying and threats, it raises the question whether or not this app should be censored or if posts should be approved before they are allowed to post. Personally, I would say that clearly, something good has come out of this, in the idea that they potentially saved many lives. But I would definitely say that more bad than good is coming out of this app. Bullying is a something that has been a problem in many places, especially recently that we have been trying to bring to an end, but apps like Yik Yak make it very hard to put an end to it.I feel as though there should be a censor preventing cruel and rude posts about others from being posted and seen by the surrounding community.