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Some parents and educators are concerned that a new iPhone app may become a tool for bullies. The Ugly Meter measures how symmetrical someone's face is and assigns a score. Jonathan Singer, assistant professor of social work at Temple, says this could be devastating for teenagers who place so much value on the opinions of their peers: "If a peer says, 'You are ugly,' that's something that means a lot; developmentally peers are very important."
