Fizz App Draws Complaints at Northwestern

Students report harsh and anonymous posts on the closed college forum platform Fizz.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in College Life

Gouache-painted editorial illustration of a single empty pale speech bubble and smaller fading bubbles on a muted sage field. — Students at Northwestern University reported harsh anonymous posts on the closed college forum app Fizz, including a photo of residential assistants captioned "greedy." *AI Illustration.* Upload story photo >

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Northwestern students reported negative experiences on Fizz, a social media platform active across more than 800 schools that lets users connect through a closed college community forum. Anonymous posts on the app have drawn complaints in Evanston, including a photo of residential assistants at Plex grabbing catered Chipotle servings that was captioned "greedy."

Why it matters

Fizz's anonymity and closed-community design let posts reach large audiences without accountability, which has led students to seek removal of posts about them. The trend matters for Evanston's campus community because the platform's reach extends across the university's student body.

Fizz is active across more than 800 schools and allows users to post anonymously within a closed college forum. A post naming Carter Ross as someone's crush drew more than 1,500 FizzUps, and the extraction does not report how many Northwestern students actively use the app.

The players

Fizz

Fizz is a social media platform that lets college students post anonymously within closed campus communities across more than 800 schools.

Sophia Grullon

Sophia Grullon serves as a moderator on the Fizz platform at Northwestern.

The details

Students described anonymous Fizz posts that targeted residential assistants, including a photo captioned "greedy" and comments calling them "sickening" and "fat." Other students reported that an anonymous user demanded a classmate remove a post about his biology midterm, and that Fizz posts became more negative during Winter Quarter after more lighthearted content in Spring Quarter.

During the 2025-26 academic year, residential assistants at Plex were photographed grabbing catered Chipotle servings.
Fizz posts about the beach and animals increased in Spring Quarter.
Student posts on Fizz became more negative in Winter Quarter.

Campus Platforms

Anonymous closed-forum apps like Fizz, now active across more than 800 schools, have become a rite of passage for first-years, according to student Cai Flake. The Northwestern complaints show how the same design that builds community can also produce targeted harassment.

Northwestern students who use Fizz may see anonymous posts about them and can ask for removal when posts target them personally. Residents and students in Evanston should expect the app to remain a central part of campus social life.

The takeaway

Students who use anonymous campus platforms can protect themselves by reporting harmful posts to moderators and limiting what they share. Keeping personal details out of public forums reduces exposure when posts turn hostile.