Anonymous question app Sendit deceived children and illegally collected their data, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Sendit, an anonymous question app that became popular with Gen Z and younger, for unlawfully collecting children’s data, deceiving users about who sent them messages, and tricking users into buying memberships. On Sendit, users — who are mostly teens — can send each other anonymous questions via integrations with Instagram, TikTok, or Snapchat. Several apps like this have cropped up over the years, including YOLO and LMK, which were s