Worst app ever will let you rate everyone you know on a 5-star scale

Peeple app
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The internet has reached peak terrible. This is not a drill: A Yelp for people is coming, and it's absolutely terrifying.

To launch in November, the app, "Peeple," will allow you to rate everyone in your life on a one- to five-star scale. And yes, that means they're all rating you, too, and you have no ability to opt out: Once someone puts your name in Peeple, you're in. Here's the worst part: The Washington Post reports that you can't delete published reviews no matter how bad, inaccurate, or biased they might be. Angry exes, roommates, neighbors, coworkers, cousins — they all get to have their say.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.