Apple and TikTok remove app used to arrange parties during COVID

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Vybe Together, an app that allowed people to arrange and attend parties that might violate COVID-19 safety protocols, has been taken down from Apple's App Store, and its TikTok account has been shut down.

, which remains online, to explain why it disappeared from iPhones and iPads.The Instagram account suggests using the app to "Find your vybe. Local wine nights, beer pong games and dancing in an apartment near you." The app's slogan is "Get your rebel on. Get your party on."

"We are aware that COVID is a major health problem to the country, our communities, our friends and family," said the FAQ page. "If we all could just be in isolation this could actually go away. Having large scale parties is very dangerous. That is why we don't support that. But Vybe is a compromise, no big parties but small gatherings. We could be living, at least a little during these times with Vybe.

"The more people an individual interacts with at a gathering and the longer that interaction lasts, the higher the potential risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and COVID-19 spreading," the CDC said in its guidelines. Many local governments have also issued directives banning gatherings.

 

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