Parents' Guide to

LMK: Anonymous Polls

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Anonymous Snapchat polls invite compliments -- and trouble.

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Based on 2 parent reviews

Ash R.
Ash R. Adult
February 9, 2023
age 18+

Not a good app

The majority of these people like to speak negatively inappropriately. They use much curse words and tell you it’s a joke that they are coming after you by hacking. I reported it. It seems to be a group effort and they seem to be adults with lower IQ’s or not related to modern social life if you prefer that explanation. They might teach younger groups to have inappropriate speech and moods that are not relevant to what is occurring to their environment and may influence them to do negatively. This App is not even a modern group for ladies and gentlemen in any age group. You won’t find anything but 2-4 persons gang maybe even more.

This title has:

Too much sex
Too much swearing
Tkn0821
Tkn0821 Adult
April 10, 2020
age 17+

Scary

My 14 year old son just found some awful things on this app and quickly deleted it, and informed me as my daughter had it too. My daughter is 12, she thought it would be fun, polling etc.. I have deleted both now, people sharing pictures of body parts......stressful. Also, those same people that are friends on LMK are also friends on Snapchat. So please go through their friends on that app as well. Please keep our children safe.

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Too much sex
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What’s It About?

Creating an account for LMK: ANONYMOUS POLLS requires linking to a Snapchat account, sharing a name, phone number (or logging in with Snapchat), and optionally sharing gender. Users can display their Bitmoji avatar or their Snapchat name. From there, choose poll questions -- like "Would you date me? Abolutely, maybe, or no" or comparisons using two images for answers -- like "Are you my lover or friend?" with images of Taylor Swift's Lover album and Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. There's also the option for private polls shared with your school, a feature unlocked once at least eight people from the school register.

Is It Any Good?

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Anonymous polls could be compared to the Truth or Dare of previous generations, but anonymity on social media can easily lead teens down a slippery slope of poor choices. Teens will be drawn to the excitement of responding anonymously, and conversely, learning that someone might have a crush on them. Hiding behind anonymity can also bring out hatefulness and sexually-explicit risk taking. Also, teens often add people as friends on Snapchat despite not knowing them well, so they could be receiving anonymous feedback from aquintances or strangers. In conjunction with the troubles that plague Snapchat already, parents and teens should tread cautiously with LMK.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can discuss how social media, and more specifically, polling apps like LMK - Anonymous Polls could lead to hurt feelings, or even worse -- depression. Is it worth it? Read Does Social Media Cause Depression to open the conversation.

  • Make sure kids understand that people respond to polls and questions in different ways -- sometimes seriously, sometimes jokingly, and sometimes downright cruelly.

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