Peeple App takes people watching to a whole other level

Pressure of social media is becoming a normality of everyday life. Are apps like Instagram and Twitter really benefical to our routines? Were we are constantly under the watchful eyes of the internet and its users. People strive to construct a idealistic look of themselves in order to portray the 'right' image to the world of the social media. Whilst its easy to see the positives of social media, its clear there is problems within it especially regarding bullying. Many tragic stories have derived from the torment some people have recieved online.

What are the causes for this? The ability to create an anonymous fake profile? The freedom to comment anything you desire on peoples pictures? The fact every word we say is under constant scruitiny of not only those who we know but those we do not.

'Peeple App - Rate other human beings!' Are you crazy? An app which literally allows us to be rated based on our looks. Isn't this just fuel on the fire for a inevitability of bullying resulting in insecurities based on how you're rated? The first worrying alarm for me was the fact you cannot remove yourself from the site and you have no power to delete comments made about you.
Apparently people you know are the only people allowed to rate you, but I agree with Mr Bernal (East Anglia lecturer) when he brings up how we determine if people know people? In modern day social media the majority of people will not know who their 'facebook friends' are in real life.
Another concering aspect is that negative rates made against people will have 48 hours were they go into 'review' with the person being rated. How utterly ridiculous that any hateful content is sent straight to the 'victim' and left to them to 'sort things out' with the commentor.

There is a lot of questions raised with the new app and rightly so,  I'm quite happy to jump on the band-wagon with pitchforks and torches against the shiny new app without even giving it a chance to defend itself - I hate the idea. However before I rally up my neighbours out of curiousity I read on to know how the people behind the idea justify the product.  The woman compared the new app and peoples reaction to those of when theories of the planet being flat and the sun revolving around us. She said naturally people 'push it back with all that they had' which is why there is 'natural fear' surrounding it. I'm not sure I can see the relation between scientific theories about the world and a concept which allows human beings to share their personal opinion of another human being based on their looks. The idea says the co-founder is so people can share positive comments about each other and feel good. I accept there will be people who are keen on the idea but maybe I have too little faith in the morals of people when it comes to judgement. However I cannot personally ignore how vicious social media can be to individuals and this just seems like a platform to allow people to do this.
Although there is a 'ban' on hateful content and it will be monitored, even if comments get deleted and people are banned, I can't help thinking if the victim saw the negative comments intended for them, the damage is already done. Regardless regulation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34415382