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14 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2010-10-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Android</th><td class="infobox-data">15.50.1.27996<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-4dedcf698d6efc2ed123973cfe67340f06fca826-v18_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-4dedcf698d6efc2ed123973cfe67340f06fca826-v18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q874394?uselang=en#P348" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> / 17 March 2023<span class="noprint">; 20 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">17 March 2023</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">iOS</th><td class="infobox-data">16.8.3<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-5c1c9c2904172201e41a036bf88e4f5868c5829f-v18_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-5c1c9c2904172201e41a036bf88e4f5868c5829f-v18-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q874394?uselang=en#P348" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> / 25 February 2023<span class="noprint">; 21 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">25 February 2023</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> <a href="/wiki/IOS_10" title="IOS 10">10</a> or later, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> <a href="/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean" title="Android Jelly Bean">4.1</a> or later</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging_client" class="mw-redirect" title="Instant messaging client">Instant messaging client</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kik.com">www<wbr />.kik<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kik Messenger</b>, commonly called <b>Kik</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">freeware</a> <a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging" title="Instant messaging">instant messaging</a> <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">mobile app</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canadian</a> company Kik Interactive, available on <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> operating systems.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The application uses a <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphone</a>'s internet connection to transmit and receive messages, photos, videos, sketches, mobile web pages, and other content after users register a username.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kik is known for its features preserving users' anonymity, such as allowing users to register without the need to provide a telephone number or valid email address. However, the application does not employ <a href="/wiki/End-to-end_encryption" title="End-to-end encryption">end-to-end encryption</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the company also logs user <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP addresses</a>, which could be used to determine the user's <a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">ISP</a> and approximate location.<sup id="cite_ref-dingman_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dingman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This information, as well as "reported" conversations, are regularly surrendered upon request by law enforcement organizations,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sometimes without the need for a <a href="/wiki/Court_order" title="Court order">court order</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kik was originally intended to be a music-sharing app<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before transitioning to messaging, briefly offering users the ability to send a limited number of <a href="/wiki/SMS" title="SMS">SMS</a> text messages directly from the application.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the first 15 days after Kik's re-release as a <a href="/wiki/Messaging_apps" class="mw-redirect" title="Messaging apps">messaging app</a>, over 1 million accounts were created.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2016, Kik Messenger announced that they had approximately 300 million registered users, and was used by approximately 40% of United States' teenagers.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kik Messenger was acquired by Medialab Technology in October 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-betakit.com_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betakit.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kik Interactive was founded in 2009 by a group of students from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Waterloo" title="University of Waterloo">University of Waterloo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> who wished to create new technologies for use on mobile smartphones.<sup id="cite_ref-aboutpage_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aboutpage-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik Messenger is the first app developed by Kik Interactive, and was released on October 19, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within 15 days of its release, Kik Messenger reached one million user registrations, with <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> being credited as a catalyst for the new application's popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 24, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Research_In_Motion" class="mw-redirect" title="Research In Motion">Research In Motion</a> (RIM) removed Kik Messenger from <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry" title="BlackBerry">BlackBerry</a> App World and limited the functionality of the software for its users.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RIM also sued Kik Interactive for <a href="/wiki/Patent_infringement" title="Patent infringement">patent infringement</a> and misuse of <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademarks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2013, the companies settled the lawsuit, with the terms undisclosed.<sup id="cite_ref-Lawsuit_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lawsuit-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2014, Kik announced a $38.3 million Series C funding round and its first acquisition, buying GIF Messenger "Relay". The funding was from Valiant Capital Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners, and SV Angel. By this time, Kik had raised a total of $70.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 16, 2015, Kik received a $50 million investment from Chinese Internet giant <a href="/wiki/Tencent" title="Tencent">Tencent</a>, the parent company of the popular Chinese messaging service <a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a>. The investment earned the company a billion dollar valuation.<sup id="cite_ref-KikTencentWSJ_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KikTencentWSJ-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Company CEO <a href="/wiki/Ted_Livingston_(Kik)" title="Ted Livingston (Kik)">Ted Livingston</a> stated Kik's aspirations to become "the WeChat of the West" and said that attracting younger users was an important part of the company's strategy.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2016, the arrest of registered sex offender Thomas Paul Keeler II uncovered more than 200 Kik groups dedicated to the distribution and sale of child pornography on the site.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2016, CBS News published a story on the murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell, highlighting how easy it was to track and abuse children on Kik and calling it a "predator's paradise".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik released a public statement through CBS on June 3, 2017 stating, "We take online safety very seriously, and we're constantly assessing and improving our trust and safety measures. Nicole Lovell suffered a terrible tragedy and our sincere condolences continue to go out to her family. Since the time of the incident, Kik has taken a variety of proactive measures to help increase safety on our platform."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an online investigation in August 2017, <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> staffers signed up for the service posing as 14-year-old girls and encountered 20 profiles of charged or sentenced pedophiles.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2017, Kik Messenger was removed from the Windows Store. As of 23 January 2018, neither the developers nor Microsoft have provided a statement or an explanation on the removal of the app.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2018, Kik updated its Terms of Service and Community Standards to "make Kik a more respectful and fun place". The site also introduced a moderation and trust and safety team to enforce the new community standards.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 2017, Kik decided against more VC funding,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> instead raising nearly $100 million in a high-profile <a href="/wiki/Initial_coin_offering" title="Initial coin offering">initial coin offering</a> (ICO)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the <a href="/wiki/Ethereum" title="Ethereum">Ethereum</a> blockchain. In this crowd sale, they sold "Kin" digital tokens to the contributors. </p><p>In July 2018, the Kin Foundation released the Kinit beta app on the Google Play store, restricted to US residents only.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It offers different ways of earning and spending the Kin coin natively; for example, a user can do simple surveys to earn Kin and spend it on digital goods like gift cards. </p><p>In September 2019, Kik's CEO and founder <a href="/wiki/Ted_Livingston_(Kik)" title="Ted Livingston (Kik)">Ted Livingston</a>, announced in a blog post that Kik Messenger would be shut down on 19 October 2019, with over 100 employees laid off.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However this decision was later reversed<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in October 2019, Medialab acquired Kik Messenger.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-betakit.com_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-betakit.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A main attraction of Kik that differentiates it from other messaging apps is its anonymity. To register for the Kik service, a user must enter a first and last name, e-mail address, and birth date (which must show that the user is at least 13 years old<sup id="cite_ref-kiksafetyguide020416_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiksafetyguide020416-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), and select a username. The Kik registration process does not request or require the entry of a phone number (although the user has the option to enter one<sup id="cite_ref-kiksafetyguide020416_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiksafetyguide020416-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), unlike some other messaging services that require a user to provide a functioning mobile phone number.<sup id="cite_ref-dingman_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dingman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> has reported that, according to law enforcement, Kik's anonymity features go beyond those of most widely used apps.<sup id="cite_ref-stolberg_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stolberg-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of February 2016, Kik's guide for law enforcement said that the company cannot locate user accounts based on first and last name, e-mail address and/or birth date; the exact username is required to locate a particular account. The guide further said that the company does not have access to content or "historical user data" such as photographs, videos, and the text of conversations, and that photographs and videos are automatically deleted shortly after they are sent. A limited amount of data from a particular account (identified by exact username), including first and last name, birthdate, e-mail address, link to a current profile picture, device-related information, and user location information such as the most recently used <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP address</a>, can be preserved for a period of 90 days pending receipt of a valid order from law enforcement. Kik's anonymity has also been cited as a protective safety measure for good faith users, in that "users have screennames; the app doesn't share phone numbers or email addresses."<sup id="cite_ref-connectsafely_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-connectsafely-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kik introduced several new user features in 2015, including a full-screen in-chat browser that allows users to find and share content from the web;<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a feature allowing users to send previously recorded videos in Kik Messenger for Android and iOS; and "Kik Codes", which assigns each user a unique code similar to a <a href="/wiki/QR_code" title="QR code">QR code</a>, making it easier to connect and chat with other users.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik joined the <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Global_Taskforce" title="Virtual Global Taskforce">Virtual Global Taskforce</a>, a global anti-child-abuse organization, in March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik began using Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/PhotoDNA" title="PhotoDNA">PhotoDNA</a> in March 2015 to premoderate images added by users.<sup id="cite_ref-dingman_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dingman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, Kik released native video capture allowing users to record up to 15 seconds in the chat window.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2015, Kik partnered with the <a href="/wiki/Ad_Council" title="Ad Council">Ad Council</a> as part of an anti-bullying campaign. The campaign was featured on the app and Kik released stickers in collaboration with the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik released a feature to send GIFs as emojis in November 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik added SafePhoto to its safety features in October 2016 which "detects, reports, and deletes known child exploitation images" sent through the platform. Kik partnered with ConnectSafely in 2016 to produce a "parents handbook" and joined The Technology Coalition, an anti-sexual exploitation group including <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> and <a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bots">Bots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kik added promoted chats in 2014, which used bots to converse with users about promoted brands through keywords activating responses. The feature allows companies to communicate with more potential clients than would be possible manually.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Promoted messages reach target audiences by gender, country and device.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2016, Kik added a bot store to its app, which allows users to order food or products through an automated chat.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third-party companies release bots which will access the company's offerings.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bot shop added a web bubble (also known as "wubbles") feature to allow rich media content to be shared in conversation threads, as well as suggested responses and a feature allowing bots to be active in group threads.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An update, released in September 2016, added concierge bots which can give users tips, tutorials, or recommendations within a specific brand.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Security">Security</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 4, 2014, Kik scored 1 out of 7 points on the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>'s secure messaging scorecard. Kik received a point for encryption during transit but lost points because communications are not encrypted with a key to which the provider does not have access, users cannot verify contacts' identities, past messages are not secure if the encryption keys are stolen, the code is not open to independent review, the security design is not properly documented, and there had not been a recent independent security audit.<sup id="cite_ref-secure-messaging-scorecard_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secure-messaging-scorecard-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 1, 2014, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music" title="Sony Music">Sony Music</a> and Kik Interactive were given a Smarties award by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) for their global music marketing campaign with <a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2016, company CEO Ted Livingston was recognized as Toronto's most brilliant tech innovator by <i><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Life" title="Toronto Life">Toronto Life</a></i> for his work with Kik.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Livingston was also recognized for being one of the "Most Creative People in Business" on <i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Company" title="Fast Company">Fast Company</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 2017 list.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_by_minors_with_explicit_content">Use by minors with explicit content</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Use by minors with explicit content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like many other <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> services, Kik has garnered negative attention due to instances of minors exchanging explicit messages and photos with adults causing law enforcement and the media to frequently express concerns about the app.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Automated spam bots have also been used to distribute explicit images and text over Kik Messenger.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A state law enforcement official interviewed by <i>The New York Times</i> in February 2016 identified Kik as "the problem app of the moment".<sup id="cite_ref-stolberg_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stolberg-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Police said they found Kik's response frustrating and one detective said obtaining information from Kik was a "bureaucratic nightmare". Constable Jason Cullum of <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Police" title="Northamptonshire Police">Northamptonshire Police</a> <a href="/wiki/Paedophile" class="mw-redirect" title="Paedophile">paedophile</a> online investigation team stated delays in obtaining information from the company increased the risk to children. Cullum stated, "It's incredibly frustrating. We're banging our heads against a brick wall. There's a child that's going to be abused for probably another 12 months before we know who that is."<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since its acquisition by Medialab, Kik has revamped its policies and launched a variety of tools and resources including a guide for law enforcement and parents.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to 2015, Kik Interactive addressed this issue by informing parents and police about their options to combat child exploitation. In March 2015, the company adopted a more aggressive strategy by utilizing <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/PhotoDNA" title="PhotoDNA">PhotoDNA</a> cloud service to automatically detect, delete, and report the distribution of child exploitation images on its app.<sup id="cite_ref-frier_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frier-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some experts have noted that because PhotoDNA operates by comparing images against an existing database of exploitative images, it does not effectively prevent "realtime" <a href="/wiki/Online_child_abuse" title="Online child abuse">online child abuse</a> and may not detect material not yet added to its comparison database.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik Interactive also began collaborating internationally with law enforcement by joining the <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Global_Taskforce" title="Virtual Global Taskforce">Virtual Global Taskforce</a>, a partnership between businesses, child protection agencies, and international police services that combats online child exploitation and abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-dingman_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dingman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-frier_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frier-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company also sponsors an annual conference on crimes against children.<sup id="cite_ref-stolberg_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stolberg-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kik has been criticized for providing inadequate parental control over minors' use of the app. The ability to share messages without alerting parents has been noted as "one of the reasons why teens like Kik".<sup id="cite_ref-stolberg_45-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stolberg-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parents cannot automatically view their child's Kik communications remotely from another device, but instead must have the password to their child's user account and view the communications on the same device used by their child.<sup id="cite_ref-hughes_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hughes-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kiksafetyguide020416_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiksafetyguide020416-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of February 2016, Kik's parents' guide stresses that teens between 13 and 18 should have a parent's permission to use Kik,<sup id="cite_ref-kiksafetyguide020416_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiksafetyguide020416-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cbsnews021216_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbsnews021216-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but there is no technical way to enforce the requirement or to guarantee that a minor will not enter a false birthdate.<sup id="cite_ref-cbsnews021216_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbsnews021216-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kik Interactive has said that it uses "typical" industry standards for age verification, that "perfect age verification" is "not plausible", and that the company deletes accounts of users under 13 when it finds them, or when a parent requests the deletion.<sup id="cite_ref-hughes_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hughes-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="npm_left-pad_incident">npm left-pad incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: npm left-pad incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Npm_left-pad_incident" title="Npm left-pad incident">npm left-pad incident</a></div> <p>In March 2016, Kik Interactive was involved in a high-profile dispute over use of the name <i>kik</i> with independent code developer Azer Koçulu, the author of numerous <a href="/wiki/Open-source_software" title="Open-source software">open-source software</a> modules published on <a href="/wiki/Npm_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Npm (software)">npm</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Package_manager" title="Package manager">package manager</a> widely used by <a href="/wiki/JavaScript" title="JavaScript">JavaScript</a> projects to install dependencies. Koçulu had published an extension to <a href="/wiki/Node.js" title="Node.js">Node.js</a> on npm under the name kik. Kik Interactive contacted him objecting to his use of the name, for which the company claimed intellectual property rights, and asked him to change the name. When Koçulu refused, Kik Interactive contacted npm management, who agreed to transfer ownership of the module to Kik without Koçulu's consent. Koçulu then unpublished all of his modules from npm, including a popular eleven-line code module called <i>left-pad</i> upon which many JavaScript projects depended.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Koçulu subsequently published left-pad on <a href="/wiki/GitHub" title="GitHub">GitHub</a>, its sudden removal from npm caused many projects (including Kik itself) to stop working, due to their dependency on the Node and Babel packages.<sup id="cite_ref-williams_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-williams-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In view of widespread software disruption, npm restored Koçulu's left-pad and made Cameron Westland of <a href="/wiki/Autodesk" title="Autodesk">Autodesk</a> its maintainer.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incident sparked controversies over the assertion of intellectual property rights and the use of dependencies in software development.<sup id="cite_ref-williams_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-williams-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weinberger_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weinberger-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cryptocurrency">Cryptocurrency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cryptocurrency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kin_(cryptocurrency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kin (cryptocurrency)">Kin</a> is an ERC-20 cryptocurrency token issued on the public <a href="/wiki/Ethereum" title="Ethereum">Ethereum</a> <a href="/wiki/Blockchain" title="Blockchain">blockchain</a>. Kin was first announced in early 2017<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which marked a pivot in Kik's strategy, a response to difficulties faced from competing with larger social networks such as <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kin was launched in September 2017 with an <a href="/wiki/Initial_coin_offering" title="Initial coin offering">initial coin offering</a> (ICO) raising $98 million from 10,000 participants.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The purpose of the token is to facilitate value transfers in digital services such as gaming applications and social media, and was initially launched on Kik Messenger to leverage the application's 15 million monthly <a href="/wiki/Active_users" title="Active users">active users</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2019, the enforcement division of the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Securities_and_Exchange_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Securities and Exchange Commission">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> considers the cryptocurrency offering to have been an unregulated security issue and is expected to begin legal action against the company. Kik has challenged the SEC's ability to regulate cryptocurrencies.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ29012019_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ29012019-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 7, 2017, only days before the Kin ICO, Kik announced that Canadian citizens would be barred from participating, citing weak guidance from the Ontario Securities Commission for the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2019 the value of Kin had fallen by 99%.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ29012019_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ29012019-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_cross-platform_instant_messaging_clients" title="Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients">Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kik_Messenger&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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