Yappa World has announced that American Media, publisher of
celebrity and entertainment journalism, has installed the Yappa tool onto two
of their celebrity news websites, Star Magazine Online and Life & Style
Online.
Yappa allows
users to leave “yaps,” audio and video comments, instead of text comments.
Since users are required to use their own voice and image, Yappa also helps
publishers clean up the hate spam often left on comments by trolls who hide
behind fake avatars and text, the company says.
Yappa, based
in Marina Del Rey, California ,
automatically transcribes yaps through its patented technology and can deliver
key analytics to publishers, the company says. Users can be flagged for alleged
profanity, pornography, bullying and hate speech by admins and other
users.
American
Media’s titles include Us Weekly, Star, OK!, In Touch, Life & Style,
Closer, Men’s Journal, Muscle & Fitness, Powder, Snowboarder, Surfer, Bike,
Mr. Olympia Contest, National Enquirer and other celebrity and teen titles.
American Media also manages nineteen different digital sites including Usmagazine.com, OKmagazine.com, RadarOnline.com and Intouchweekly.com
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