A shopping app that's popular among teens has started attracting people who send creepy, harassing messages, and the company hasn't figured out how to stop it

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Teenagers who use Depop to buy and sell clothes are dealing with anonymous users who badger sellers with requests for nude pictures.

Teenagers who use the app Depop to buy and sell clothes are dealing with a flood of inappropriate messages on a daily basis. A new report from Business of Fashion and an Instagram account called"Depop Drama" both document the"dark side" of the clothing resale app, where anonymous users badger sellers with requests for nude pictures. The issue is hardly unique to Depop, but the 219-employee startup is having difficulty curbing the inappropriate messages, according to BoF.

Teenagers who use the app Depop to buy and sell clothes are dealing with a flood of inappropriate messages on a daily basis. A new report from Business of Fashion and an Instagram account called"Depop Drama" both document the"dark side" of the clothing resale app, where anonymous users badger sellers with requests for nude pictures. The issue is hardly unique to Depop, but the 219-employee startup is having difficulty curbing the inappropriate messages, according to BoF.

 

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