Yik Yak users are enraged over the changes being made to the anonymous social app after its quiet acquisition by the similarly focused campus chat app, Sidechat.

Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect, allowed gossip and shit-talking to run rampant during your high school or college years? Well, it's back.

Yik Yak, a local, anonymous app that was most popular on college campuses during the early 2010’s, returned to Apple’s App Store Monday for U.S. users, four years after the platform shut down ...

Before shutting down in 2017, Yik Yak was used in hate speech and cyberbullying across college campuses and local schools. The app's new owners vow to take a strong stance against abuses.

Yik Yak, which started in 2013 as a way to connect students on campus and quickly rode its way to one of the top 10 most-downloaded app charts, grew to $400 million in market value.

Is yak the new cashmere? Stylish guys are seeking out the thick, shaggy wool of the Asian ox for softness and durability—and the way it lets them casually say, ‘Actually, it’s yak.’ ...

Yik Yak says that the new version of its app offering chat is rolling out now on iOS with the Android release arriving in the next few days. Topics. Media & Entertainment, Yik Yak.