Ask.fm urges users to help end bullying

Site with 180m users employs just ‘dozens’ of moderators

Controversial social media site ask.fm is urging a ‘do it yourself’ approach to weeding out cyberbullies after revealing the number of moderators it directly employs to carry out safety checks for its worldwide user base is just dozens.

External contractors hired by the teen-oriented question and answer site increase the numbers involved in moderation to an unspecified “hundreds” but they are attempting to monitor the activities of 180m users in 40 languages on a round-the-clock basis.