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Wizz: Tinder-like app for teens removed from Apple App Store and Google Play Store


The teen-focused dating app Wizz has been taken down from both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store over sexploitation fears.

Sextortion involves coercing victims, often teenagers, to provide sexually explicit photos that are then used to extort money or other actions under threat of making the images public. A seasoned technology writer and content strategist, he has contributed to many UK regional and national publications including The Scotsman, inews.co.uk, nationalworld.com, Edinburgh Evening News, The Daily Record and more. Now a Managing Editor at Readwrite.com, Sam is involved in all aspects of the site's news operation including commissioning, fact-checking, editing and content planning.

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