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The Tea App lets anonymous users post names, photos, and stories about men without consent. There’s no vetting, no notice, and no built-in way to get anything removed.

It markets itself as a safety app. But the reality is closer to an anonymous callout board where anyone can be exposed and labeled without proof. After a recent data breach exposed thousands of verification photos, it’s clear the risks aren’t just theoretical.

I built https://suetea.com as a response. It’s a free tool that helps people generate a legally worded takedown email to both the app’s legal team and Apple. No account required, no data stored, and it takes less than a minute to use.

We also partnered with lawyers who are taking on these cases. If they win, you share in the recovered funds. All you have to do is email them using the info on the site.

If your name or face is on that app, you have options. This tool is one of them.

Would love thoughts or feedback.

> We also partnered with lawyers who are taking on these cases.

If they approved that letter, then you might want to "partner" with some lawyers who actually know what the fuck they're doing.

Is it possible to know if you are on the app without anyone of your female relatives or friends having to submit their biometrics to a company who has had one of the worst breaches ever?
Does it issue `DeleteObjects` directly to their S3 buckets?
How is it possible that this app is still in Google and Apple stores? Doesn't it violate their terms and conditions?
We need all new privacy laws to prevent the kind of consent-free sharing of people’s private information that Tea has encouraged.