TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — A new app trending on social media is sparking heated reactions across Troy’s campus.

According to Tea‘s website, the app was designed to give women the tools they need to date safely in a world that does not often consider their protection.

The app claims it is a secure, anonymous platform. All members must be verified as women before having access to the site and screenshots are impossible.

Grace Wagstaff, the Title IX Coordinator for Troy University, has her own opinions about the app.

“I think on paper the Tea app is a good idea, more information about people that could be harmful is good, but I don’t really support the app. I think it can just turn into a breeding ground for people talking smack about people that they just disagree with, and not people that are necessarily harmful.”

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex, which includes sexual harassment, bullying, and stalking. Students who used the app or have been posted on it lined up to share their own opinions.

Heaven Hill is a sophomore from Montgomery, Alabama. At first, she thought the app was funny, but her opinion has since changed.

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“You can actually post a picture with their name, age, and captions, and then people can comment under it,” said Hill. “When people post my homeboy’s or like their friends, or when people just make accusations, I be in the comments just clearing it up pretty much.”

Justin Calloway, a sophomore from Wetumpka, Alabama said that he and some of his friends have been posted on the app. He said users have turned the platform into a space to spread rumors.

“The tea app is for messy and bitter people with nothing to do in their lives but be messy,” Calloway said. “They putting all types of rumors on me on the tea app, like I didn’t know I had kids, I didn’t know I had all these problems that they were saying.”

Tea’s website says the app is capable of background checks, catfish image searching, sex offender searching, looking up phone numbers, and checking for criminal history.

Wagstaff encourages students to focus more on their interactions with others in real life.

“The best answer is your own eyeballs, like trust your gut, see what’s in front of you,” said Wagstaff. “If you’re seeing red flags, they’re probably red.”

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you are encouraged to contact Student Services for help.