This week's question: The Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has ordered its moderators to filter out videos by "ugly" people and users whose homes had "old and disreputable decorations." If a Silicon Valley firm were to design a social media platform for people with less than beautiful faces and homes, what should it be called?
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THE WINNER: "EwwTube"
Ben Stevens, Statham, Georgia
SECOND PLACE: "Wincetagram"
Troup Miller, Austin, Texas
THIRD PLACE: "Missing LinkedIn"
Stephen Senappe, Orange Park, Florida
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"WhatsAppalling"
Robyn Kupferman, Culver City, California
"Instagrim"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
"Face Blech"
Christina Parker, Rochester, New York
"ZoomOut"
Greg Martin, La Crescenta, California
"Hinder"
Sara Mangat, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
"Humblr"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Disgracebook"
Kathleen Y. Sargent, Bedford, Texas
"FaceCrime"
Rob Knowlton, Denver
"MehSpace"
Pete Winslow, Alexandria, Virginia
"AirBrushnb"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"APPalling"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas