Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying 'Yelp for people'

[Recursion]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/30/everyone-you-know-will-be-able-to-rate-you-on-the-terrifying-yelp-for-people-whether-you-want-them-to-or-not/

And it's time to eliminate all online traces of myself...

You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online.

So the most surprising thing about Peeple — basically Yelp, but for humans — may be the fact that no one has yet had the gall to launch something like it.

When the app does launch, probably in late November, you will be able to assign reviews and one- to five-star ratings to everyone you know: your exes, your co-workers, the old guy who lives next door. You can’t opt out — once someone puts your name in the Peeple system, it’s there unless you violate the site’s terms of service. And you can’t delete bad or biased reviews — that would defeat the whole purpose.

Imagine every interaction you’ve ever had suddenly open to the scrutiny of the Internet public.

[pnwmom]

1. How do you eliminate all online traces of yourself?

[Recursion]

2. You don't (nt)

[TDale313]

3. So messed up. n/t

[NBachers]

4. I'll just give myself a big load of glowing five-star reviews. I'll pay other people to do the same.

[Kelvin Mace]

5. Mr. Trump?

Is that you?

[DavidDvorkin]

6. Libel laws will surely apply.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

9. There is this:

To review someone, you must be 21 and have an established Facebook account, and you must make reviews under your real name....

Positive ratings post immediately; negative ratings are queued in a private inbox for 48 hours in case of disputes. If you haven’t registered for the site, and thus can’t contest those negative ratings, your profile only shows positive reviews.




So it doesn't appear to be as bad at it could be. But I still see the potential for abuse.

[thecrow]

11. Let the lawsuits begin!

[Shandris]

7. The price of using shame and mockery as the primary weapon.

Some good money will be made sockpuppetting 'bad' people's names. Don't get so worried, you'll be able to buy "Reputation Defenders" also, I'm sure.

The cost of using nothing but shaming and mockery is about to come home to roost.

EDIT TO ADD: It occurs to me that someone might somehow read this and think I am in favor of it. I am unequivocally against such a thing, and I hate the idea behind it. It simply doesn't surprise me. Rather, the tone of my post was meant to be sadness and a tinge of disgust. I apologize to anyone who may have read before my addition.

[hedda_foil]

8. This is horrifying. Imagine this in the hands of middle and high schoolers.

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10. MeowMeowBeenz

[davidn3600]

12. Cyberbullying taken to a whole new level

And I imagine even employers would love this little tool to screen candidates.