<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Luluvise	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
formerly	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	O
that	O
allowed	O
female	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
evaluations	O
of	O
male	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
their	O
romantic	O
,	O
personal	O
,	O
and	O
sexual	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
describes	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
private	O
network	O
for	O
girls	O
to	O
express	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
opinions	O
openly	O
and	O
honestly	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
weaknesses	O
and	O
strengths	O
of	O
the	O
manners	O
,	O
appearances	O
,	O
spending	O
habits	O
,	O
and	O
career	O
ambitions	O
of	O
their	O
male	O
acquaintances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
query	O
male	O
Facebook	O
users	O
for	O
their	O
consent	O
in	O
integrating	O
their	O
profiles	O
in	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
the	O
product	O
caused	O
notable	O
social	O
"	O
recoil	O
"	O
and	O
received	O
significant	O
negative	O
coverage	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
for	O
its	O
violation	O
of	O
Facebook	O
's	O
policies	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
user	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
it	O
points	O
out	O
how	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
unwittingly	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
's	O
databases	O
may	O
contact	O
their	O
support	O
center	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
their	O
personal	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Badoo	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
was	O
created	O
by	O
Alexandra	O
Chong	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese-Jamaican/Canadian	O
from	O
Ocho	O
Rios	O
and	O
former	O
Jamaican	O
tennis	O
Olympian	O
who	O
studied	O
at	O
Appalachian	O
State	O
University	O
and	O
received	O
her	O
LLB	O
from	O
the	O
London	O
School	O
of	O
Economics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
stints	O
at	O
Upstream	O
and	O
The	O
Corporate	O
Executive	O
Board	O
Company	O
,	O
she	O
launched	O
Luluvise.com,	O
which	O
was	O
succeeded	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
by	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
private	O
,	O
invitation-only	O
app	O
for	O
female	O
users	O
at	O
Florida	O
State	O
University	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Florida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Male	O
users	O
on	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
can	O
add	O
photos	O
and	O
hashtags	O
to	O
influence	O
female	O
users	O
 '	O
opinion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
has	O
an	O
that	O
allows	O
both	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
users	O
to	O
delete	O
their	O
account	O
at	O
their	O
request	O
and	O
"	O
blacklist	O
"	O
their	O
mobile	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Badoo	O
acquired	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
and	O
removed	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
rate	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
states	O
that	O
it	O
aims	O
to	O
"	O
unleash	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
girl	O
talk	O
"	O
to	O
empower	O
its	O
female	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reactions	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
Forbes	O
note	O
the	O
a	O
sexist	O
double	O
standard	O
regarding	O
the	O
app	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
existed	O
for	O
men	O
to	O
rate	O
women	O
,	O
"	O
columnist	O
Kelly	O
Clay	O
notes	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
likely	O
that	O
Apple	O
would	O
probably	O
reject	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
app	O
store.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Barometer	O
likewise	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
degrading	O
to	O
both	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
,	O
concurring	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
man	O
’s	O
version	O
of	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
,	O
women	O
would	O
absolutely	O
not	O
stand	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Forbes	O
notes	O
that	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
"	O
has	O
enabled	O
female	O
millennials	O
to	O
think	O
that	O
digital	O
revenge	O
is	O
acceptable	O
...	O
and	O
provided	O
them	O
a	O
sleek	O
platform	O
to	O
slander	O
men.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Shut	O
Down	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
"	O
petition	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
George	O
Orlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
attracted	O
attention	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
how	O
its	O
initial	O
collection	O
of	O
male	O
Facebook	O
users	O
 '	O
data	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
Facebook	O
's	O
Platform	O
Policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
such	O
allegations	O
,	O
a	O
Lulu	B-Operating_System
representative	O
responded	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
have	O
good	O
legal	O
counsel	O
and	O
guidelines	O
in	O
place	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
takedown	O
policy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
site	O
notes	O
that	O
its	O
present	O
data	O
collection	O
does	O
not	O
violate	O
Facebook	O
's	O
Platform	O
Policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lulu	B-Operating_System
's	O
terms	O
and	O
conditions	O
likewise	O
have	O
referenced	O
how	O
"	O
uploading	O
or	O
posting	O
information	O
about	O
other	O
individuals	O
might	O
encroach	O
on	O
the	O
data	O
protection	O
rights	O
of	O
those	O
individuals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
