Controversial social media website ask.fm has said it will carry out a full and independent audit of the site and its safety features, following widespread criticism of its response to cyberbullying.

The founders of the website linked to the suicide of British teenager Hannah Smith, as well as two Irish girls, said they could reveal the names of anonymous bullies to the police.

The founders of controversial social networking site Ask.fm have rather hastily changed their public approach to cyberbullying after a major backlash has seen advertisers withdraw from the site.

A social networking site linked to the suicides of two teenagers now has more than three times the number of users it had prior to the tragic deaths.