Sex rating app infuriates low scorer

AN online app that allows women to rate men anonymously has caused an outcry in Brazil, leaving one man so offended that he is suing the creators.

Lulu, a women-only app launched a fortnight ago, is now the most downloaded one in Brazil. Using Facebook to access men’s profiles, it allows women to rate them on character, appearance and sexual performance using fixed hashtags.

There were one million ratings made in the first week alone.

But Felippo de Almeida Scolari, 28, from São Paulo, was so unhappy with his rating that he is taking legal action. The law academic, who was sent an image of his profile by a friend, said he scored 7.7 out of 10 and had been reviewed with several unflattering comments, including “Doesn’t call the next day”, “Should come with a warning” and “Cheaper than bread and butter”.

“I was disgusted because I didn’t authorise my details to be used by this app,” said Scolari. “I have a girlfriend and she learnt about it because a friend sent it to us.”

Scolari has filed a lawsuit with the São Paulo Court of Justice against Facebook and the app creators, Luluvise, seeking £7 000 (about R120 00) in damages, which he has promised to donate to a support group for children with cancer.

“It’s a question of privacy. I want to see the app no longer allowing people to comment anonymously and Facebook no longer giving personal details to any app,” he said. —©