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}}"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a social network ~~for "flat earthers"~~ to ~~connect and~~ to ~~provide an echo chamber among like-minded people~~.

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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a social network created by David Weiss. It is intended to be used by individuals that adhere to belief in the [[wikipedia:Flat_Earth|flat earth conspiracy theory]].

The app ~~serves~~ a "clock" that ~~tries (and fails) to show~~ how day/night ~~does progress~~ on a Flat earth, ~~and serves~~ as a platform for content ~~to reinforce science denial regarding everything we learned about our universe~~.

The app provides users with a clock that showcases how day/night progresses on a Flat earth, as well as serve as a platform for content that reinforces users' belief in a flat Earth. This platform is proposed as a replacement for the traditional apps for time and weather.

As being a "flat earther" has the common side effect of one losing real human connections/friends even family in some cases, the creator David Weiss, capitalizes on people that are easy to manipulate, providing the platform as a replacement.

The application is available in the Google Play Store<ref>Flat Earth Clock app in the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flatearthsun&referrer=utm_source Google Play Store]</ref> and Apple's App Store<ref>Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac in the [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-earth-sun-moon-zodiac/id1440996640 Apple App Store]</ref> respectively for a one time payment of $3, with the in-app option to subscribe for a "friend finder feature" despite being reported multiple times by several individuals for major breaches of security,<ref>https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#FlatEarthDave</ref> privacy, and misinformation about collected data and breaches of EU and US regulations.

The application is available in the Google Play Store<ref>Flat Earth Clock app in the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flatearthsun&referrer=utm_source Google Play Store]</ref> and Apple's App Store<ref>Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac in the [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-earth-sun-moon-zodiac/id1440996640 Apple App Store]</ref> respectively for a one time payment of $3 ~~(no trial)~~, ~~and~~ in-app ~~purchases in the form of a subscription~~ for a "friend finder feature" despite being reported multiple times by several individuals~~, including myself of~~ major breaches of security, privacy, ~~wrong statements~~ about collected data and breaches of EU and US regulations.

==Consumer Impacts==

*Reinforcement of science denial

*Major violations in privacy regulations in the US and the EU.

*Major violations in privacy regulations in the US and the EU

*Data breaches spanning over multiple years including some that published all usernames, emails, locations and plain text passwords.

*Publishing of ~~realtime~~ locations (latitude/longitude) of all registered users without consent.

*Publishing of real-time locations (latitude/longitude) of all registered users without consent.

==Consumer impact summary==

~~==Incidents==~~

~~This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~

~~{{Placeholder box|* [[Example incident one]] (date): Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~

* [[Example incident two]] (date):

~~Incidents affecting the entire product line can be found in the product line article: [[Product line article, or company article if there is no product line]]}}~~

==~~See also~~==

==Incidents==

===Security breach===

A comprehensive (but incomplete to protect actual members) list of the security breaches was compiled years ago, mostly ignored by the creator or used to gain more media traction by calling out the people who informed him of the shortcomings.

On February 7, 2025 part of these issues were released on Github<ref>[https://github.com/globesec/flatearthsun_public Release of a list of issues on ~~Guthub~~]</ref> and after 3 years of non-compliance by the creator a 90 day warning period was given.

On February 7, 2025 part of these issues were released on Github<ref>[https://github.com/globesec/flatearthsun_public Release of a list of issues on Github]</ref> and after 3 years of non-compliance by the creator a 90 day warning period was given.

"McToon", a notable debunker of ~~science deniers~~ on YouTube and a developer himself, posted a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grjDlOIdf5Q a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues]</ref>.

"McToon", a notable debunker of conspiracy theorist on YouTube and a developer himself, posted a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grjDlOIdf5Q a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues]</ref>

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-}}"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a social network for "flat earthers" to connect and to provide an echo chamber among like-minded people.
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+"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is a social network created by David Weiss. It is intended to be used by individuals that adhere to belief in the [[wikipedia:Flat_Earth|flat earth conspiracy theory]].
-The app serves a "clock" that tries (and fails) to show how day/night does progress on a Flat earth, and serves as a platform for content to reinforce science denial regarding everything we learned about our universe.
+The app provides users with a clock that showcases how day/night progresses on a Flat earth, as well as serve as a platform for content that reinforces users' belief in a flat Earth. This platform is proposed as a replacement for the traditional apps for time and weather.
-As being a "flat earther" has the common side effect of one losing real human connections/friends even family in some cases, the creator David Weiss, capitalizes on people that are easy to manipulate, providing the platform as a replacement.
+The application is available in the Google Play Store<ref>Flat Earth Clock app in the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flatearthsun&referrer=utm_source Google Play Store]</ref> and Apple's App Store<ref>Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac in the [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-earth-sun-moon-zodiac/id1440996640 Apple App Store]</ref> respectively for a one time payment of $3, with the in-app option to subscribe for a "friend finder feature" despite being reported multiple times by several individuals for major breaches of security,<ref>https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#FlatEarthDave</ref> privacy, and misinformation about collected data and breaches of EU and US regulations.
-The application is available in the Google Play Store<ref>Flat Earth Clock app in the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flatearthsun&referrer=utm_source Google Play Store]</ref> and Apple's App Store<ref>Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac in the [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-earth-sun-moon-zodiac/id1440996640 Apple App Store]</ref> respectively for a one time payment of $3 (no trial), and in-app purchases in the form of a subscription for a "friend finder feature" despite being reported multiple times by several individuals, including myself of major breaches of security, privacy, wrong statements about collected data and breaches of EU and US regulations.
 ==Consumer Impacts==
-*Reinforcement of science denial
+*Major violations in privacy regulations in the US and the EU.
-*Major violations in privacy regulations in the US and the EU
 *Data breaches spanning over multiple years including some that published all usernames, emails, locations and plain text passwords.
-*Publishing of realtime locations (latitude/longitude) of all registered users without consent.
+*Publishing of real-time locations (latitude/longitude) of all registered users without consent.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
-==Incidents==
-This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-{{Placeholder box|* [[Example incident one]] (date): Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
-* [[Example incident two]] (date):
-Incidents affecting the entire product line can be found in the product line article: [[Product line article, or company article if there is no product line]]}}
-==See also==
+==Incidents==
+===Security breach===
 A comprehensive (but incomplete to protect actual members) list of the security breaches was compiled years ago, mostly ignored by the creator or used to gain more media traction by calling out the people who informed him of the shortcomings.
-On February 7, 2025 part of these issues were released on Github<ref>[https://github.com/globesec/flatearthsun_public Release of a list of issues on Guthub]</ref> and after 3 years of non-compliance by the creator a 90 day warning period was given.
+On February 7, 2025 part of these issues were released on Github<ref>[https://github.com/globesec/flatearthsun_public Release of a list of issues on Github]</ref> and after 3 years of non-compliance by the creator a 90 day warning period was given.
-"McToon", a notable debunker of science deniers on YouTube and a developer himself, posted a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grjDlOIdf5Q a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues]</ref>.
+"McToon", a notable debunker of conspiracy theorist on YouTube and a developer himself, posted a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grjDlOIdf5Q a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues]</ref>
 ==References==
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