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An app that encouraged users to “get your rebel, take your party forward” despite the epidemic was apparently removed from most corners of the internet.
Vybe Together, which he described as a way to find “your Vybe” at “speakeasies, jam sessions or beer pong,” seemed to encourage secret, uninvited parties, according to an archived version of his website. -now removed. The deleted FAQ page said the platform intended to encourage smaller gatherings than large parties, The Verge reported.
The app’s domain was listed this year, according to Business Insider, but it received wider criticism Tuesday after New York Times tech reporter Taylor Lorenz tweet about.
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Lorenz’s tweet shared screenshots of the app, and in subsequent tweets she shared TikTok from Vybe Together’s TikTok account, which showed the app promoting a New Year’s Eve party.
“We’re a secret party app gathering every weekend,” read a text written on the video about New Year’s Eve party. The video stated that the party would be invited only and would take place in New York City.
In New York, indoor and outdoor collectors are limited to more than 10 people, according to the state website.
Vybe Together’s account was removed from TikTok, a TikTok spokesperson told NBC News by email. The spokesman said the account was removed for violating community guidelines and said it was not advertising on the platform.
The app has also been removed from the Apple App Store. The app was not released on Google Play, the Google version of the App Store.
NBC News has reached out to Alexander Dimcevski, who is reportedly a co-founder of the app, for comment.
Dimcevski told Business Insider that the app had not yet hit any major parties and that its TikTok was over-the-top marketing.
“We will not allow large unsafe parties during a pandemic,” Dimcevski told Business Insider.
On Wednesday afternoon, it appeared that Dimcevski had either deleted or deleted his LinkedIn account.
Right now, Vybe Together seems to still be on Instagram, where the account has around 840 followers and two posts up.
“The app store brought us down !!! We’ll be back !! Follow us until we update,” reads Vybe Together ‘s Instagram account description.
A text message to the account from Tuesday reads, “Local wine nights, beer pong games and dancing in an apartment near you,” with the caption, “We’re coming back !!!”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that “the safest way to celebrate the new year is to celebrate at home with the people who live with you or almost with friends. is a family. “
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