Stanford CIS

Feminists at Mary Washington say they were threatened on Yik Yak

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"Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor and the author of“Hate Crimes in Cyberspace”, said Yik Yak’s anonymity combined with geolocation can be a powerful tool in the wrong hands.

“We’ve had threats on message boards since the ’80s,” Citron said. “Yik Yak compounds fear, because you know the individual is located nearby.”"

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