Its own website states, “The ask.fm service allows for anonymous content which ask.fm does not monitor. The ability to ask and answer questions anonymously fuels cruel and risky behavior, including severe forms of cyberbullying. Once “block” is clicked, the user will no longer receive questions or likes from that person.Īnonymity Fuels Cruelty. However, ask.fm does warn users that even if they block someone, that person can still access the profile to view all other interactions. If a user is unhappy with the content of some of the questions, they can block users, even if they don’t know who they are. However, unlike Twitter, a user can never find out who is following him/her and can only know the overall number of followers he/she has. Lots of Sharing – once users have created a profile, ask.fm encourages people to share their profile through various different social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.įriends – Ask.fm operates a similar friend system to Twitter – users can choose to “follow” other users. What do parents need to know about Ask.FM? Users are supposed to be at least 13 years old in order to comply with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which applies to websites and online services that collect personal information. ĪPP Store rating: 12+ (“infrequent/mild cartoon/fantasy violence, alcohol, tobacco, drug, mature/suggestive themes, profanity or crude humor, sexual content and nudity”).
It can be accessed as an app or through the website.
It’s estimated that 25% of teenagers in the United States have used ask.fm in the past 30 days in some way. In 2013, there were over 80 million worldwide users. Description: Ask.fm is a Latvia-based, social-media company, where people ask other users questions with the option of anonymity (which is its real draw).
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