With just a tap of the finger, bombing
survivors
can now tweet, "I am still alive!"
A new smartphone app in Lebanon lets
citizens automatically tweet, with one
convenient tap of the finger, “I am still
alive! #Lebanon #Latestbombing.”
The BBC reports that the creator of the
app intended to highlight the country’s
deteriorating security situation with an
ironic solution. The jarringly upbeat
sales pitch on the app’s homepage reads,
“Every time there is an explosion, we
have to spend a lot of time contacting
our loved ones…Not anymore!”
Sadly, the pitch resonated with 4,000
users who have downloaded the app
since it launched on January 21 and
used it in two subsequent bombings.
People in other war ravaged regions of
the world have contacted the app’s
creator to request their own, localized
version, according to the BBC.
No word yet on how many users have
downloaded the “VIP” version , which
enables politicians to tweet out
prefabricated messages of
condemnation.
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