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You should know that Yik Yak is an amalgamation of whatever the users say around you... If it's filled with hate speech, that would be your surrounding environm
by sean_grant 12y ago
You should know that Yik Yak is an amalgamation of whatever the users say around you... If it's filled with hate speech, that would be your surrounding environments fault and not Yik Yak.
- antr 12y agoOh I know, I also tried the "Peek" feature: used for home, work and my university (it was over a decade ago I graduated). It didn't move the needle. Very disturbing. Btw, I'm in Europe, so all of the comments I saw were in English, as in American English, so I'm guessing us Europeans aren't getting the best of the US. This is not data, just an observation.
- EdwardDiego 12y ago> I saw were in English, as in American English Entirely off-topic, but what English variant is taught in Europe? I'm going to ask a German colleague to spell the word 'colour' I think.
- antr 12y agoBritish english. Colour vs color. Lift vs elevator. Single vs one-way. :)
- untog 12y agoAre you sure? When I was in Germany kids were learning American English. It might vary country to country.
- antr 12y agoI'm not saying this is 100% the case in every school. The school I went to was British English, for sure other schools teach in American English, as I'm sure there are plenty of Americans teaching around Europe. I'm just talking from experience/observation.
- toong 12y agoThey pick up American english from tv, British english in school. So it's more of a mix ...
- jeffreyrogers 12y agoI think it depends on the place. And a lot of it is learned outside of school through TV and the internet, which is primarily American English.
- kcole16 12y agoSeems to be British vocabulary and spelling, but spoken with an Americanized accent (due to pop culture).
- detaro 12y agoDepends. My teachers (in Germany) all used British English, but allowed both in tests (as long as you stayed somewhat consistent). For people who don't just learn English in school it obviously varies with the different influences and often is a wild mix.
- bentcorner 12y agoAlthough the anonymous nature of Yik Yak encourages people to share things they wouldn't normally share in the analog world.
- pconner 12y agoTrue, but not every area has a lot of users that feel compelled to post things like that, so seeing a lot of hateful content is still a reflection of the people around you.