Title: What is Sarahah and why is everyone talking about it?
Headings: What is Sarahah and why was it removed from Google Play?
What is Sarahah and why was it removed from Google Play?
What is Sarahah?
Why did Sarahah become a concern among parents?
What caused Sarahah to be removed from Google Play and iOS App Store?
What is the current status of Sarahah?
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Content: What caused Sarahah to be removed from Google Play and iOS App Store? The straw that broke the back of Sarahah’s mobile app seems to have been an online petition on the Change.org website. It was begun in January 2018 by Katrina Collins, a mother from Australia who said her 13-year-old daughter had received harassing messages via Sarahah. Collins pointed out that both Google Play and App Store have policies banning apps promoting bullying, and wondered why Sarahah was still available to download. She urged people to put pressure on Apple and Google to get Sarahah and other apps like it banned from those download stores. The Change.org petition quickly generated over 400,000 online “signatures.” In late February 2018, the petition worked, as both Apple and Google removed the Sarahah app from its stores (neither Apple nor Google would officially comment on the decision). For his part, Tawfiq told the BBC the decision to shut down the iOS and Android apps was “unfortunate.” He tried to put on a brave face, stating he hoped that the company would come to a “favorable understanding” with Apple and Google. However, the Sarahah app currently is still not available on either storefront.