Lulu formerly Luluvise is a defunct formerly available for iOS and Android that allowed female users to make positive and negative evaluations of male users on the basis of their romantic, personal, and sexual appeal. The app allowed to access the evaluation system, and evaluations made through the app are attached publicly and anonymously. Industry , Founder Alexandra Chong Headquarters , Website In 2015 the app moved away from Facebook, and currently only allows registration via mobile phone numbers, for both male and female users. The company has also been accused of inappropriate use of Facebook accounts' user data. The company notes that its data collection policies are now in compliance with Facebook's Platform Policies. Also, it points out how users who have unwittingly been incorporated into Lulu's databases may contact their support center for the removal of their personal data. Lulu was sold to Badoo in 2016. In December 2011, after stints at and , she launched Luluvise. In February 2013 the app was released nationally in the US. By April 2013 the app had 200,000 men listed and rated. In November 2013, the app was covered by , at which point the company claimed more than a million users. Unlike other review-based systems, they cannot add their own comments. Male users on Lulu can add photos and hashtags to influence female users' opinion. They can edit any detail on their profiles, see their average score, how they perform across 7 categories, and which hashtags girls they know use to describe them. They can also acquire a subscription to see a more detailed breakdown of their scores. Their Support Center the inclusion of agree and disagree buttons let girls weigh in on the accuracy of each review. In 2014 Truth Bombs was launched: an anonymous forum where users can anonymously share their doubts and opinions about relationships and sex. This petition gained over 700 supporters. Lulu attracted attention after its release for how its initial collection of male Facebook users' data was at the time in violation of Facebook's Platform Policies. The public nature of the app's negative evaluations has also sparked concerns that the evaluations could potentially be libelous in nature. Retrieved 20 November 2013. The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013. The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
