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Apparently there has been a little bit of an uproar over the past few days over one of the actions on Slide’s SuperPoke application. Users were able to “shank” each other. “Shank” is a slang term which refers to stabbing other people. The action was considered distasteful as there have been a […]

Apparently there has been a little bit of an uproar over the past few days over one of the actions on Slide’s SuperPoke application. Users were able to “shank” each other. “Shank” is a slang term which refers to stabbing other people. The action was considered distasteful as there have been a number of London teenagers who have been killed this year in violent attacks. Following user outcry, Facebook decided to have the feature removed. When asked to comment on the issue a Slide spokesman stated:

“Slide does not condone violence whatsoever, and our SuperPoke! application is meant to foster fun, virtual communications between friends. We have removed this particular action as it misrepresents the SuperPoke! brand”

This highlights the complex relationship that developers have with Facebook. Don’t expect the SuperPoke application to be approved for Facebook’s new Great Apps Program anytime soon. Whether or not this was Facebook’s call is debatable. One user on Facebook simply suggested that users not use the feature. Unfortunately it wasn’t within a user’s control to prevent themselves from being shanked by other people. As such, the feature was shut down.

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