Yik Yak – This App is one of the most dangerous. Of course, “dates” can be defined in ways other than going out to dinner and a movie.Ģ. Although CarrotDating has been nixed, the philosophy behind the trend is still evident… bribes for dates. CarrotDating (no longer available at the time this article was written) was an app that was borderline prostitution in the same way ads are also “borderline” prostitution.
While discussing SeekingArrangement, it is also important to note that Brandon Wade also created an app called CarrotDating. SeekingArrangement identifies itself as a “sugar daddy dating app”. Brandon Wade is the founder of this site and supporting apps are available on GooglePlay for Android devices as well as iTunes for all iOS devices.
The reverse is also applicable however, with the apps I am about to showcase, it is unlikely that they would be used in a benign way. In my presentations to parents, I list a handful of apps however, you have to understand that there are literally millions of apps available and, even those apps where the intended purpose by the app’s creator may be innocent, can be used dangerously. I would rather offend you than not get the message out to someone that could prevent a devastating, life altering event for a child. In order to write an article such as this that is intended to reach the parents of potential victims, I have to be general in my assumptions and sweeping in my aim. And, if you are reading this as a young person or young adult who thinks I am being condescending, tough. Parents, you need to be aware that truly dangerous apps exist and are readily available to your children. I am not going to go on a long rant about immorality or express my true feelings about the class of a person it takes to create certain apps for monetary gain, all the while knowing full well that children can and will fall victim while using those apps instead, I am going to stick with the matter at hand. Why? Because that is how fast things change in the world of technology and online interactions. Rather, I need to conduct new and fresh research for every single presentation I do, regardless of how much time has passed from one to the next. I discovered rather quickly that I could not prepare a single set of presentations to use over and over again. Over the past several years, I have been actively speaking to parents, children, tweens, teens, and young adults regarding the dangers of the Internet and social media.
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