Whisper is a proprietary mobile app available without charge. It is a form of anonymous social media , allowing users to post and share photo and video messages anonymously, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] although this claim has been challenged with privacy concerns over Whisper's handling of user data.
In June , Whisper announced that they would be introducing video ads , and started on July 3 with a partnership with Universal Studios ' to promote the movie The Secret Life of Pets. Whisper said that it would share the most popular posts on its Facebook page, which reportedly reached more than million people.
In June , Whisper also added a "Groups" function, which allows users to curate Whispers under different topics, and to connect with other users who have shared interests. According to TechCrunch , as of March , Whisper has a total of 17 billion monthly pageviews on its mobile and desktop websites, social channels and publisher network, with million monthly users across countries.
That same month, the Tronc media company, which publishes the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune , began using Whisper's content widget on its websites. In October , Whisper was removed from the Apple App Store , and was added to the App Store again but was removed in again temporarily, but was recently restored to iOS in March of Whisper was again removed from the IOS App store and as of October is still not listed as an app.
On January 28, , a customer support team member named Suzie stated via email that "Due to the shutdown of the Whisper app, we are closing outstanding support tickets". Whisper has also been removed from the Google Play store. Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic describes the service as follows:. Anyone can post an anonymous message to the service in the form of an image macro: text overlaid on a picture. When you open the app, you see six such images.
