Blocking anonymous social media apps

UNC System Office  Regulation 1400.1[R] requires all system institutions to block specific social media (hyperlocal platforms). Beginning Friday, August 2, 2024, these apps will be blocked on university devices and the campus network (not the Apogee residential network): fizzsocial.app, yikyakapp.com, yikyak.com, whisper.sh, sidechat.lol. 

As stated in the regulation, “By blocking access to these anonymous, Hyperlocal Platforms on our Information resources, we are publicly condemning the cyberbullying and harassment that takes place on these Platforms.”