Emory May Ban Buckhead-based Yik Yak From Campus

Emory University is under pressure from several black student advocates to ban a Buckhead-based social media app.

The university says it will create a task force to explore banning Yik Yak, an anonymous messaging app, reports the AJC.

The school made the announcement earlier this month.

Banning the app is one of 13 demands the student groups have made in response to what they call a culture of racism at the school.

The app allows people to anonymously post and respond to messages, filtered by location.