With COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out there has been noticeable hesitancy to get vaccinated from folks around the world. In an effort to help those sorts of people connect with each other, a dating app was created.

The app in question is Unjected and while it was launched in May this year, finding it today is going to be tricky as it has been removed from the Apple App Store and it seems the creators are testing Google’s limits as well.

The app garnered some 18 000 downloads according to a report from Bloomberg so why is it being taken down? Well, it seems Unjected met the same fate as Parler.

Following the submission of an update, a Google review was triggered and the firm found a hive of rot within the dating app. Google found that Unjected hadn’t policed its user-generated content and as such it discovered posts claiming that the COVID-19 vaccine was a bioweapon, nano-technology microchips and gene modifiers among other things.

The good news for the developers is that Google gave Unjected two weeks (starting from 16th July) to address the issues it found. Since then Unjected has removed its social feed but co-founder Shelby Thomson says that she plans to restore the feed and flagged posts in hopes of flying under the radar. That is definitely going to land Unjected in trouble especially if it reinstates posts which got it into trouble in the first place.

Apple meanwhile originally allowed Unjected onto the App Store following a review process. During that process changes were made to comply with Apple’s COVID-19 policies but those changes seem to have been reversed or changed again.

“The developer has made statements externally to its users as well as updates to the app that once again bring it out of compliance,” an Apple spokesperson told Bloomberg.

The app even recommends to users that they avoid using certain words to avoid detection.

Whether Unjected manages to remain on the Google Play Store is very much up to the developers but we don’t like its odds especially if it is encouraging users to avoid using certain words or planning to fully flaunt Google’s directives.

Generally we won’t dissuade folks from trying something out but we’re very cautious of Unjected. The official website is a mish-mash of font sizes, the privacy policy leaves much to be desired and support queries are directed to a Gmail address. Given how Parler was scraped for data earlier this year, we advise giving Unjected a wide berth.