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Show Notes
If your child has a phone, they could be accessing a deadly anonymous app. Apps like NGL and others are built for secrecy and drama, and our kids should stay far away.
Today you'll learn all about the danger that anonymous apps pose to our kids through the devastating story of Carson Bride, a teenager who fell victim to vicious cyberbullying through an anonymous app connected to Snapchat. Carson's mom, Kristin Bride, highlights the deceptive tactics used by these apps and lack of moderation.
KOSA Will Protect Our Kids
In this conversation, you'll get introduced to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which will give our kids the safeguards that they deserve online. Please contact your representative in the house and ask them to co-sponsor KOSA. Visit house.gov and enter your ZIP code to find your rep.
List of Dangerous Anonymous Apps
Here are the names of a few, currently active anonymous apps that you can look for on your child's phone:
NGL
Tellonym
YikYak
Whisper
Chaterpilar
Anything with "anonymous" in the name or description
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