![]() ![]() ![]() Grehan said there have been recent improvements to Ask.fm from a safety point of view, specifically on reporting abusive content, but he said it could still not be considered a safe website for young people. “This is something parents need to think about." He said: “The fact that the app is so successful just goes to show how children are now accessing the internet on the go, away from any type of supervision. Simon Grehan, Internet Safety Officer with Webwise.ie, urged young people to avoid the website and said he is surprised by Ask.fm’s growth given its poor safety track record. A controversial website has become one of the world’s most popular social networks after its newly released official smart phone app became a huge online hit.Īsk.fm, a Latvian based social networking website, was unknown until last year when two school girls – Ciara Pugsley, 15, from Leitrim and Erin Gallagher, 13, from Donegal – took their own lives after being subjected to anonymous bullying on the site.ĭespite a backlash from parents and internet safety experts here in the wake of the tragedies, the website’s popularity has soared.Īnd internet safety experts have warned that young people now have easier access to the site on their mobiles – making it extremely difficult to monitor. ![]()
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