An 18-year-old man shot and killed 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. And, according to police, the killer used an app called Yubo to send messages to several people before the massacre.
According to The New York Times (which bought Wordle a few months ago), the perpetrator used the app and spoke through it to several people, including a 15-year-old girl living in Germany.
Cece, that’s her name, knew in advance that the killer had plans to shoot her grandmother and the school. But what is Yubo and why doesn’t he ring the bell? Let’s see it.
What is Yubo? It’s a social network for teenagers
Yubo, originally called Yellow, is an app based in Paris, France developed by app development company Twelve App. Since its launch in 2015, it has had 60 million registrations.as reported by TechCrunch, 20 million of them since 2020 (pandemic).
The app does not allow users to follow other users or like content posted on it, unlike other social platforms such as Instagram or TikTok. Instead, users can add themselves as friends.
Yubo uses a combination of moderators and content moderation tools. on the platform, the company says.
In a December 2020 interview with YouTube channel Startup Vision TV, Yubo co-founder and CEO Sasha Lazimi stated that the company “one of the leaders in real-time moderation“by quoting him”very strict rules“.
Lazimi said that Yubo’s algorithm processes all visual and text data sent to Yubo in “automatically block any inappropriate behavior“. The app also sends notifications to users in real time. tell them why what they presented is dangerous or inappropriate.
The company also uses human moderators.whom Lazimi called “security specialists“, to view content that has been reported users or the Yubo algorithm.
To register on Yubo, new users only need to provide the app with their name, date of birth, gender, and photo. Users must also provide Yubo with their mobile phone numbers in order to verify their new account.
The app does not require users to provide their last name or email address. Users must be over 13 years of age to access the app. In addition, teens between the ages of 13 and 17 must obtain parental permission before registering.
Source: Computer Hoy
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