Tea, the platform designed for women to discuss the men they date and potential “red flags,” is relaunching today — but it won’t be on the App Store.
Tea is part of an online ecosystem of whisper networks for women to find information (“tea”) on potential suitors, similar to Are We Dating the Same Guy Facebook groups. Last July, Tea made headlines when two hacks exposed thousands of user images (including selfies and photos of ID cards like drivers’ licenses) as well as personal chats and phone numbers. Then, in October, Apple removed Tea from the App Store (as well as its rival app for men, TeaOnHer) for not meeting its content moderation and user privacy requirements.
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