The Controversial App Yik Yak is Officially Back, 4 Years After Shutting Down.

The Controversial App Yik Yak is Officially Back, 4 Years After Shutting Down

• The popular social media app Yik Yak has officially returned to the app store, four years after shutting down.
• The new owners of the company, now Yik Yak, Inc., purchased the rights to redevelop the app from digital payments company Square Inc. in February 2021, according to the app's website.
• The new owners of the company, now Yik Yak, Inc., purchased the rights to redevelop the app from digital payments company Square Inc. in February 2021, according to the app's website.
• The app, which debuted in 2013, allowed anonymous users to send "yaks," or short, gossipy messages sent to other users within a 1.5-to-5-mile radius of their current location. The messages could be up or down-voted by other users.

Source: Business Insider

📣 ICYMI: After a 4 year hiatus, Yik Yak is available in the App Store again!

💭 Anonymity, location-based, the hot feed & more -- everything you used to love about Yik Yak

👋 Now available on iPhone in the US -- more countries and devices coming soon!

https://t.co/2B2NCKamdV pic.twitter.com/HUAKh4elcA

— Yik Yak (@YikYakApp) August 16, 2021

 

📈4️⃣ Number 4 on the App Store! Thank you to the community for the overwhelming response!

🤝 We’re working hard to improve the speed and reliability of the app! pic.twitter.com/GQIoyDkc1a

— Yik Yak (@YikYakApp) August 17, 2021