'Secret' Critics Are Concerned About the Possibility of Cyberbullying
The entire premise of Secret is to share anonymous confessions with people you already know. But could this invite cyberbullying among school-age users?
Secret has received a great deal of attention since its first steps into the public eye in late 2013. Who wouldn’t want scandalous gossip about Silicon Valley professionals, SXSW visitors or even the veiled secrets of your close friends? But much like other anonymous apps, particularly Yik Yak, critics are concerned about cyberbullying. That isn’t unreasonable, given that anonymous sites can produce a lot of extreme behavior.
At SXSW, TechCrunch contributor Josh Constine quizzed Secret CEO David Byttow about bullying.
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