Slack Anonymous Messaging and Whistleblowing
Build a psychologically safe workplace with responsible anonymity, moderated by AI and team effort, directly in Slack!


Anonymous Slack Messages & Replies
Allow Slack team members to post, reply and give karma anonymously
Authors can show a Slack usergroup they belong to
Authors can tag the message - e.g. ๐ก Idea, ๐ฉ Concern, ๐ Praise, ๐ค Question, ๐ฌ Feedback etc.
Posts with negative karma are hidden
Repliers are distinguished by pseudonyms
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Moderated by AI. Directly in Slack!
LLMs automatically detect Toxicity, NSFW, Harassment, PII, and more
Admins can create Custom Rules to enforce their own workspace policies
Enable Custom AI moderation settings globally or per specific channel
Supports analysis of over 100 languages
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Anonymous Slack Polls
Create Slack polls where both pollster and voter are anonymous
Options can be dynamically added
Live poll results are updated instantly as votes come in
Polls can be set with single or multi choices
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Anonymous Pulse Surveys via Private DMs
Send confidential pulse surveys directly to employees via private 1-on-1 Slack DMs
Eliminate public channel peer pressure to gather high-fidelity, honest feedback
Real-time response dashboards and aggregated feedback score breakdowns in app.opensay.co
Target specific Slack usergroups, departments, or the entire organization
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Private Whistleblower Hotline
Private reporting channel directly inside Slack with /whisper
Two-sided conversations between team members and leadership whisper channels
Submitters can choose to remain anonymous or share their name
Compliant with regulations without friction directly inside Slack
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Anonymous Peer Recognitions
Allow Slack team members to recognize, praise or give Kudos to others
AI is used to verify that the recognition is of positive sentiment
Admins can set the amount of allowed positive sentiment
Members can't give shoutouts to themselves
Shoutouts are real-time generated images - easily embedded anywhere images are supported
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Limit Anonymity to Specific Channels
Admins can choose to allow usage of anonymity only in specific public or private channels
Only members of an allowed private channel can use anonymity there
Perfect for suggestion box, Ask Me Anything (AMA) and townhall channels
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Highly Configurable
Admins can customize OpenSay to fit their Slack team's needs
Distributed teams may choose to limit anonymous feedback to specific languages
Karma & Flags thresholds can be set to allow unpopular opinions to be heard
HR may require only positive anonymous sentiment
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Moderated by Team Effort
Team members can self-regulate anonymous messages by flagging a message as inappropriate
When a message reaches a threshold (3 by default) flag reports, the message is deleted and the flag reporters are mentioned (to avoid trolls)
When a message's Karma is below a threshold (0 by default) the message is hidden
Encouraging contrarian thoughts - admins can set the number of required flag reports and the Karma threshold
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Latest Blogs
Workplace insights on psychological safety, feedback culture, and anonymity.

Slack
,Guide
,Psychological Safety
How to Be Anonymous in Slack: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn all methods and best practices for communicating anonymously in Slack to promote honest feedback and psychological safety.

OpenSay
Jun 28, 2024
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5 min read

Compliance
,Whistleblowing
,Security
Reimagining the Whistleblower Hotline: Why Slack Whispers Work Better
Traditional hotlines fail due to distrust and clunky portals. Discover how private, two-sided conversations directly inside Slack encourage early compliance reporting.

OpenSay
Jun 27, 2024
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4 min read

Engagement
,Feedback
,People Ops
Scheduled Engagements: Running Automated Feedback Loops in Slack
How People Ops teams transform quiet channels into vibrant town halls with automated retro prompts and AMA threads.

OpenSay
Jan 19, 2023
ย ย | ย ย
4 min read
Slack How-Tos & Feature Guides
Step-by-step documentation to master anonymous messaging, polls, whispers, and administrative controls in Slack.