NGL, an app that lets users solicit and send anonymous messages, is gaining enormous popularity on Instagram, especially among young people. NGL, which is a social media shorthand for “not gonna lie,” ...

Social messaging app NGL “aggressively marketed itself” to younger smartphone users, but didn’t fulfill its promises to curb cyberbullying on the app, according to the Federal Trade Commission and the ...

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Anonymous messaging app NGL announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Mode Mobile, a smartphone rewards company that makes money by flooding its users with ads. NGL quickly climbed the App ...

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July 9 (UPI) --The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday banned the anonymous messaging app "NGL: ask me anything" from letting underage users on the platform in order to settle a lawsuit contending it ...

The Federal Trade Commission has banned an anonymous messaging app from hosting kids under 18 on its platform to settle allegations it was unfairly marketed to minors and exposed them to cyberbullying ...

In a first, the Federal Trade Commission is banning an app from serving users under the age of 18. The agency announced on Tuesday that it’s banning NGL, an anonymous social app, from marketing or ...

The Federal Trade Commission says that when NGL launched three years ago, it generated few users, prompting the company to begin sending fake messages to dupe users into thinking their friends were on ...

Since introducing trendy new apps like BeReal and Dimensional is my schtick now, it’s important I bring you news of NGL, an app that pairs with your Instagram account and gives people the ability to ...

The move against the app NGL by the Federal Trade Commission was the first time the agency barred an online service from hosting minors. By Cecilia Kang Reporting from Washington The Federal Trade ...

NGL is a new app that lets users send and receive anonymous messages via Instagram. The app is soaring in popularity, clinching top spots on Apple's App Store charts in June. Anonymous apps are often ...