Anonymous Posting Can Be Tantalizing, and Toxic: Sidechat is among the latest apps to allow college students to chat without leaving a trail.

The article features Sidechat, a buzzy app where users log in with university-affiliated email addresses and write anonymous posts that are visible only within their school community. Topics discussed include the popularity of the app among universities, comments from Ysabel Gerrard, a social media...

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Publicado en:	New York Times Book Review p. 2
Autor principal:	KAMBHAMPATY, ANNA P.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	New York Times 5/29/2022
Materias:	Application software Email Anonymous persons Computer software Marketing strategy
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Sumario:	The article features Sidechat, a buzzy app where users log in with university-affiliated email addresses and write anonymous posts that are visible only within their school community. Topics discussed include the popularity of the app among universities, comments from Ysabel Gerrard, a social media researcher at the University of Sheffield, on anonymous apps, and central to Sidechat's marketing pitch.