{"id":144800,"date":"2020-12-30T20:11:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-pulls-iphone-app-promoting-secret-pandemic-parties\/"},"modified":"2020-12-30T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:11:32","slug":"apple-pulls-iphone-app-promoting-secret-pandemic-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-pulls-iphone-app-promoting-secret-pandemic-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple pulls iPhone app promoting secret pandemic parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#App<\/a>le pulls iPhone app promoting secret pandemic parties<\/strong>”
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A controversial iPhone app that promised to connect cooped-up social<\/a> butterflies with the nearest pandemic party was banned by Apple \u2014 but only after a reporter tweeted about it. <\/p>\n

Vybe Together, whose slogan is \u201cGet your party on, Get your rebel on,\u201d was removed from the iOS App Store this week, The Verge<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

\u201cMiss playing beer pong, flirting with strangers, and general<\/a>ly just having a blast with the crew? Vybe is here for you,\u201d the app\u2019s website reads. <\/p>\n

The app had stayed largely under the radar for most of its life until New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz tweeted about it. A day later, the app was gone.<\/p>\n

Health experts have warned against large indoor gatherings as cases of the deadly coronavirus have spiked leading into the winter months. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear when the party app was approved by Apple, but with only 25 reviews it appeared to be relatively new. Apple says it conducts a careful review process of the apps in its store, including \u201cover 500 dedicated experts <\/a>around the world.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Some terrible people built a whole app for finding and promoting COVID-unsafe large, indoor house parties and they\u2019re using TikTok to market it to millions of ppl. pic.twitter.com\/zYhBiFH4vR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) December 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Cupertino, Calif., company didn\u2019t immediately return a request for comment. <\/p>\n

Vybe worked by allowing hosts to post about events they were hosting, which users could then apply to attend. Gatherings of more than a few people have been illegal in much of the country since the coronavirus first began shutting down the US in March. <\/p>\n

Vybe\u2019s Instagram page, which had just 804 followers as of Wednesday morning, had an updated description confirming that the \u201cApp Store took us down!!!\u201d and vowed that \u201cWe Will be back!!\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n