Why postsecret app shut down

Did you use the PostSecret app? What did you think of the experiment? How do you feel about the app shutting down? Share your thoughts in the comments. Tags: Digital Lifestyle Identity privacy web. Related Posts. As CNET reports, most of the interaction between PostSecret community members within the app was fine, but the app also was a victim of many threatening, malicious and pornographic posts. In his blog post, Warren said trying to police the worst of the responses became overwhelming.

Warren said he and his family received threats through the app, and that users had contacted him, Apple and the FBI about some of the posts within it. But the PostSecret app also was responsible for a huge community of people who shared in random acts of kindess, Warren noted. An Android version of the app was in the works, Warren said, but the project has been suspended at the moment. At the moment, it seems the app is dead and there are no plans to attempt to bring it forward.

In the meantime, the PostSecret blog is still up at postsecret. I will wonder about beard guy and assume he's still brightening people's days," wrote Facebook user Jess Lynn referencing posts she had read via the PostSecret app. It gave me a new sense of compassion for others. Of course, Lynn and others can still read about others on the hand-curated PostSecret blog, which remains very much alive and has been since And Warren said he will continue to experiment with PostSecret project across new platforms, which in addition to the blog has included books, speeches , and art exhibits.

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PostSecret shuts down iPhone app due to abusive posts The popular blog that lets people share their deepest, darkest thoughts announces it decided to close its iPhone app because of malicious postings.