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Whisper is a social networking app that encourages users to post exactly what they're thinking, anonymously, so other users can comment and offer advice on the subject. It is free to download and use and contains ads. While the app is rated for teens by the ESRB, the app requires users to be 17 years of age or older.
What is Whisper - Share, Express, Meet?
Whisper is a social networking app that encourages users to post exactly what they're thinking, anonymously, so other users can comment and offer advice on the subject.
Posts are “whispers”, which is superimposed over imagery supplied by the user or automatically matched by the Whisper app.
The online community of Whisper is tied to the user’s geographic location. Users can search under topics and reply publicly or open a personal chat.
Whisper allows users to connect in groups based upon their interests and location, beyond its primary use for “telling secrets” or broaching subjects they might be too shy or embarrassed to discuss in other contexts.
Whisper was designed in part to address a trend in social media towards sharing for validation and to promote more honest social exchanges.
With Whisper, users can say what's on their mind anonymously, with fewer possible consequences for online vulnerability.
Is Whisper - Share, Express, Meet safe for my kids?
What makes Whisper unsafe for kids is the same feature most users love about it: the anonymous aspect of the platform.
Unfortunately, anonymous confessions of vulnerability, paired with the location-based grouping, can be used to identify possible victims to predators in the area.
The anonymity provided by the app isn't unbreakable and identifying users is relatively easy with the information Whisper collects.
While the app is rated for teens by the ESRB, the app requires users to be 17 years of age or older. However, age verification is easily spoofed and younger users can sign up for accounts in just a few minutes.
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