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Revision as of 13:25, 14 May 2013
Type of site | Social Q&A website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ilja Terebin (CEO) |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional, required to post responses |
| Users | 50 million (April 30 2013)[1] |
| Launched | June, 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
Ask.fm is an interest-based social Q&A website, launched in June 2010. Users invite questions from other members of the site. The responses can be received anonymously.[1]
History
Founded in Latvia in 2010 as a rival to Formspring.[1] It has since overtaken the latter in terms of worldwide traffic generated.[2][3]
Recently the site has been the subject of several media articles regarding cyber-bullying.[4] This was largely in response to widely-reported cases of anonymous offensive messaging and suicides apparently resulting from such bullying. The site has courted controversy by not having workable reporting, tracking or parental control processes which have become the norm on other social media web-sites.
However the site later responded to the allegations by stating that they do have a reporting feature and employ a number of moderators to fight cyberbullying. [5][5]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c Kenins, Laura (14 November 2012). "Latvian Web site at center of cyber-bullying inquiry". The Baltic Times. Riga. Baltic News Ltd.
- ^ a b "Ask.fm Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "Formspring.me Site Info on Alexa". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ Pupils and parents warned social networking website linked to teen abuse Mail Online UK
- ^ a b "Ask.fm Responds To Cyberbullying". ArcticStartup.
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