‘Yik Yak’ continues to be popular in Nebraska, reaching high school and university students

At the start of the fall semester for Nebraska students across the state, students were redownloading a controversial app that was once removed from app stores.

The app Yik Yak, which has millions of monthly users, advertises itself as a way to “anonymously connect” with other college students within a 5-mile radius. According to the app’s terms of service, a user must only be 13 years old to creat…