'Anti-Instagram' Photo-Sharing App BeReal Purchased for $537 Million
BeReal, the unusual photo-sharing app that encourages authenticity, has been acquired by a French app developer for more than $500 million.
Source: petapixel.com
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Wizz dials up biometrics from Yoti to prevent sextortion, achieve EU compliance
New safety features include user verification that matches a selfie registered during onboarding with a user’s profile image.
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Source: biometricupdate.com
Wizz App Removed from Apple and Google Stores Over Teen Safety Concerns
Apple and Google removed Wizz from their platforms following a report from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
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Source: hngn.com
A friend-finding app offered a 'safe space' for teens — sextortion soon followed
Wizz, a Tinder-like app popular among teenagers and young adults has allegedly been used to extort users by tricking them into sending sexually explicit photos.
Source: yahoo.com