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How to Reveal Names on Yolo App

You just posted ‘Rate my profile’ as your Snapchat story. Of course, you used the Yolo app, to help your friends maintain their anonymity. Within 15 minutes, the comments started pouring in.   “8/10” “10/10, I love your prof!” “7/10, you’re cool” “2/10, you suck!!!” You stare at the screen in surprise.   Who could be this anonymous hater? Who could be using this veil of secrecy to hurt you like this? You immediately search ‘ how to reveal names on yolo ’ in your google bar. And nothing of use comes up. For years, apps like YikYak, Sararah and Secret have allowed users to hide behind their screens and post ‘honest’ questions and answers to each other. While it may be true that for the most part, these apps are exactly what they are advertised to be – harmless fun for teenagers to spend their time on ; they are also a means of harassment and bullying without retribution. But Yolo, the latest such app on the block, has brought in with itself a suitable cautionary feature. It i
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