Cenk Uygur
@TheYoungTurks·6.5M subscribers·72.8K videos
New App For People Who Want To Cuddle
Posted
September 28, 2014
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September 28, 2014
60,936
1,083
441
2.50%
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5:56Now Playing"Scrolling around the new app, Cuddlr — proudly billed as the “Tinder for cuddling” — you get the sense that maybe Williams hasn’t spent a whole lot of time online.
The app, which promises to connect consenting adults for safe, fun, nonsexual snuggling, relies on the same geolocation technology as Tinder, Grindr and their ilk. It also relies on the same core philosophy: That, given the opportunity, people will use their phones to make connections with each other — in this case, unsexy, platonic connections that just so happen to involve lots of physical touch."
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Ben Mankiewicz () and Ana Kasparian () of The Young Turks break down this new app. Do you think people use this app to hook up or just cuddle? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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