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"Peeple" app for rating users' character sparks controversy

Elizabeth ShooOctober 2, 2015

Creators of an app that will let people assign ratings to those they know vowed to launch as planned next month despite online outrage at the idea. Critics are claiming the app will result in online bullying.

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Would you sign up for an app that rates people's character?

Would you sign up for an app that rates people's character?

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