Anonymous popularity polls + status-sensitive teens = potential problem. W App (also known as ‘Slay’) encourages young users to take part in secret surveys about their friends and classmates. For every vote-winner, though, there has to be a loser.

 

Possible lasting damage to a teenager’s self-esteem, however, isn’t the platform’s only hazard – with catfishing, compulsive use and monthly subscription fees among the other risks. Check out this week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide and help kids to avoid a mishap on W App