A viral teen app became the center of a sex trafficking hoax
How a viral teen app became the center of a sex trafficking hoax
When Daniel Self, 17, a high school senior in a small town in Alabama, heard in early October about a new app that allows people to send anonymous compliments to their friends, he downloaded it immediately.He liked the positive messages he received from friends through the app, called Gas, especially the ones about the way he dressed, since it was something he put effort into. “It’s very validating,” he said.