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Question Box is a service that allows you to submit questions anonymously, but is it really anonymous?

This time, we will also introduce how to identify the person who sent the question box, and whether they will be detected if you send them to the question box. I will also explain how to use the question box, so please refer to it.

What kind of service is the questionnaire?

Although it is a question box, some people may not know what kind of service it offers.

First of all, I will explain what kind of service the question box is, and the question box that is often used on Instagram and Twitter.

A service that allows you to submit questions anonymously

Question Box is a service that allows you to submit questions anonymously.

By setting up a question box, you can receive questions anonymously and, conversely, you can also send questions to the person who set up the question box.

Basically, it can be used by linking to SNS, and it can be used on SNS like Instagram and Twitter. You can enjoy answering questions and sending questions on social media.

Not only followers can ask questions, but anyone who knows the URL of the question box can submit them.

[إنستا]BoxFresh

BoxFresh is a question box often used on Instagram.

BoxFresh is an analog app for question boxes, and you can use it by setting the URL on your SNS profile. It is a popular question box for Instagram users because you can ask questions and answer questions you receive in the story.

Of course, it can also be used on Twitter, and you can solicit questions and answer questions you receive through Twitter.

【Twitter】 Bing

A question box called Peing is often used on Twitter.

Peing is an analog app for question boxes, and you can use it by setting the URL on your SNS profile. It is a popular question box for Twitter users because it is possible to collect questions and answer questions that the tweet receives, and there is also a function that automatically performs recruitment tweets.

Of course, it can also be used on Instagram, and you can collect questions and answer questions that you receive in Stories.

Really anonymous? Will it be detected if I send it to the question box?

Question Box is a service that allows you to submit questions anonymously, but will they find out?

If you send a question to the question box, I’ll explain if the other party finds out.

Unknown

In conclusion, since the question box is an anonymous service, it will basically not be detected.

Sometimes on social media there are people saying, “The IP address stays in the question box, so it will be discovered.” Since it requires judicial action, few people will go that far.

Even if you select it, it is not a level an individual can do, so it will be difficult to identify personal information unless you are a hacker.

There is a possibility that slander etc. will appear

Although the question box will not be found, slander etc. may be detected.

The question box is managed by the IP address, but if the slandered person takes legal action, the police may request that the location be disclosed and the personal information will be revealed.

No matter how much you can’t identify an individual, if you take legal action for defamation, your personal information will be revealed immediately, so you need to be careful.

Try to ask questions that do not offend the other person.

How to identify the person who sent the question box

Although it is difficult to identify the individual, there is a way to identify the person who sent the questionnaire.

You can identify the person who sent it to the question box by the content of the sentence or its habit, if it is a key, sent by a follower, using the blocking function, or it can be sent by a bot.

I will explain each method.

Select by sentence content and habits

First of all, it is identification by the content of the sentence and its habits.

Although the questionnaire is anonymous, it is possible to find out who the person is from the content of the sentences. Especially when sending information that only two people know, it is easy to understand who sent it.

In addition, since the text of the question is sent as is, it may be possible to find out who the text is from. For example, there are many cases where there are quirks in the question box, such as people who often use pictograms and people who end sentences with “lol”.

Sometimes the content and habits of these sentences can tell you who sent them.

If it’s a keyboard, it will be sent by a follower

Then, if it’s a mainboard, that means the follower is sending it.

There are different ways to share a question box, such as by posting it to your SNS profile, but on Twitter, you can share a question box with a tweet that goes to the question box.

If you only share a tweet in the question box, you can tell that someone from your followers is sending it because only your followers can see it if it’s a key. Especially if you have a few followers, I think it’s easy to see who sent it.

Even in Kagaku’s case, if the question box URL is pasted into the profile, anyone can submit a question, so it is unreliable. Explore your followers only if you share your community via tweets only.

Use the block function

Next is the use of the block function.

The question box is anonymous, but it is managed by IP address, and you can block the person who sent you a spam question. Since it’s managed by an IP address, once it’s blocked, you won’t be able to send questions from the same device.

If you do not like the question, it is also recommended to use the blocking function.

It can also be recognized reliably from the blocking function. For example, after blocking a specific question, ask everyone you know to send their name etc. in the question box. If the offender is among them, you will not be able to submit questions because they are blocked.

There are other such methods, but those who are suspicious will feel uncomfortable and cannot be recommended.

May be sent by robot

After that, there is a possibility that the bots will send it.

We have provided how to determine who is sending the survey, but there is also a possibility that the bot will send it in the first place. A bot is a bot, and sometimes a machine asks questions automatically.

Therefore, even if you are curious to know who sent it and try to identify it, there are many cases where it is actually a bot.

How to define bot questions is presented in the following headings.

Is there a way to identify bots?

I think some people are worried about the person sending it to the question box, but in reality, there is a possibility that the bot will send it.

There are two ways to distinguish between bots: checking the same question and timing. We will also show you how to block bots.

Check for similar questions

The first thing is to check if you have the same question.

The question box bot has a characteristic, and the same question is sent in a static form. So, try to search for bots or suspicious questions as it is, and check if any user has the same question.

Since bots are a modular model, other users may receive the same question word for word. If you see someone else asking the exact same question, it’s probably a bot.

Mark the timing

The next step is to determine the timing.

There is a time when the bot arrives at the question box, and it is very likely that the question that arrives at that time will be the bot. The possible timings for the robots are as follows.

• Questions that can be sent directly after registration in the question box
• Questions that arrive at a specific time every day
• Questions that arrive as soon as a question is answered
• Questions with the same content are repeated several times
• Questions that arrive immediately after the update

It is very likely that the questions that come to the timing you just submitted are bots.

How to block bots

I will explain how to prevent bots.

How to prevent PeingSettings → Other settings → Disable stick receptionFine. Now you can block bots.

How to block BoxFreshOpen a question that appears to be a bot → tap the icon below → blockFine. Now you can block bots.

Will it be detected if I am doing my own performance (the question I submitted myself) in the question box?

There may be some people who are doing their own presentation because they don’t get questions in the question box or because they have something they want answered.

Then, will it be detected if I did my own work in the question box? I’ll explain if I find out if I perform myself in the question box.

Basically no errors

In conclusion, even if you do your own thing, you won’t find out.

The management side can understand the IP address from the management side, but especially since the management does not leak such information to individuals, it will not be detected.

Even if you look at it from other people, there is no particular change in the questions, etc., so you won’t find out.

Previously, the self-made performance was revealed on the official Twitter

However, the self-made performance has been revealed on official Twitter before.

It was revealed on Peing’s official Twitter that there were 300,000 questions done themselves. It seems that there are many users who are doing their job all of a sudden.

Despite the service’s anonymous question box, the self-made reveal has caught fire.

[إشعار]Since the service began, the number of answers in the Peing question box has exceeded 10 million! By the way, there were 14 million questions in total, so I know everyone is hungry for questions. In addition, there were 300,000 self-made questions. You seem very hungry.

-[رسمي]Peing Question Box (Peing_net) January 16, 2018

An apology was offered on Peing’s official Twitter in response to the fire, and Peing released a service that allows you to ask yourself a question called Self-Question.

You might suspect that this is a very relevant question.

Subjective performance will not be discovered, but it may be suspected that it is a very relevant question.

For example, there was a case where an influencer who submitted a product was answering a question about the product that made it to the question box, but because the question was so relevant, he was told it was his business.

Self-made and self-performing will not be discovered, but will be doubted if it is a very relevant question.

Introducing how to use the questionnaire

Finally, I will show you how to use the questionnaire.

There are many services in the question box, but I will explain how to use Peing and BoxFresh, which are used by many users.

How to use Peing

First, I will explain how to use Peing.

How to use PeingDownload Peing → Choose a login method (Twitter recommended) → Ask questionsYou can share your question box on

If you have a question, you can see it in your inbox,Enter the answerYou will tweet automatically.

Peing is a question box often used by users who use Twitter, and you can use useful functions by linking it to Twitter. If you use Twitter, please try to use it.

How to use BoxFresh

Next, I will explain how to use BoxFresh.

How to use BoxFreshDownload BoxFresh → Choose your login method (Twitter is recommended even if you use it on Instagram) → Tap the sign next to Twitter on My Page → Paste the URL into your Instagram profileFine.

Then, you can tell them that you’ve set up a question box in your Instagram story, and if you have a question, you can answer it in the story.

BoxFresh is a question box often used by users who use Instagram, and you can easily share and answer stories. If you are using Instagram, please try it out.

Summary

How was that?

The question box is anonymous, so it basically won’t get caught. However, if legal action is taken for defamation, personal information will be revealed soon, so be careful.

There are several ways to get to know the person who sent them to the question box, such as selecting by text content or habits, if it was a key, sent by a follower, or by using the block function.

Question Box is a fun service that allows anyone to submit questions anonymously. However, there are also problems such as ejaculation. Read the question and think what the other person thinks before submitting the question.