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Anonymous 'honesty' websites: safety experts tell parents to be vigilant

Online safety experts have warned parents to be vigilant about teenagers’ use of anonymous feedback apps that allow users to leave unnamed comments about others, amid new concerns over cyber bullying. This has overall happened because of the development new apps that have allowed anonymous viewers to post up what ever they like meaning that the NDM. Overall mean cyber bullying will become much more dominate because if gives the advantage to bully's to post anything vile on a individuals profile. 
in my opinion it has had a major effect on the student and younger audience as they have the ability to post anonymously. 

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