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Published 09.05.2015 08:10

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Cloaq

Cloaq gallery

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Cloaq is a social network that allows users to create anonymous profiles and post text and images. You do not need to enter any personal information to create an account: Instead, you just enter a password and the app generates a user name. Without email verification, developers can't contact users to address concerns and it's not clear how much user information the developers can collect based on device information. There are some posts with references to sex and some swearing, like s--t. Also, a concerning post asking "Should I kill myself today?" was met with compassion, but would still give parents pause. Though the review period didn't reveal a large amount of iffy content, the anonymity and lack of moderation can lead to questionable posts.