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The FaceApp trend, where people are obsessively showing dramatically aged versions of themselves, is still flooding social media news feeds.
Are you an active participant?
Singer Mariah Carey said, "no thanks."
FaceApp, it was nice knowing you. (not really.)
Before Carey's dismissal of the viral trend, FaceApp blew up everywhere and even celebrities joined in on the fun, including the likes of Shazam! actor Zachary Levi.
NBA legend LeBron James advanced his age.
The Jonas Brothers gave us a triple dose of the weirdness.
Comedian Amy Schumer posted a twist on the fad that didn't seem to be losing any steam at the time.
Enter Mariah Carey, who on Thursday tweeted:
"FaceApp is not something I acknowledge."
FaceApp is not something I acknowledge https://t.co/X2aEatobBCβ Mariah Carey (@Mariah Carey) 1563458493.0
The queen has spoken.
@MariahCarey Me either https://t.co/lPGmHDoJBrβ All including Jermaine π― (@All including Jermaine π―) 1563458604.0
And why would the 49-year-old pop diva endorse an app that trivializes the gradual degeneration of our faces?
Not to mention, the "GTFO" singer defies the aging process anyway.
So there's that.
@MariahCarey Oh trust me...we know. And neither do we!!!! https://t.co/M34gCVT91uβ Gaby (@Gaby) 1563458569.0
@MariahCarey Ageless queen doesnβt need that mess wbk β¨ https://t.co/G19dyJLZIvβ Ω (@Ω) 1563458526.0
@MariahCarey https://t.co/nq74hp0tICβ KhunArmz (@KhunArmz) 1563458847.0
@MariahCarey Eternally 12 Ageless Queen doesnβt know FaceApp period π https://t.co/VlfNLJEXHnβ Katie McCarey like Mariah (@Katie McCarey like Mariah) 1563467357.0
@bbsmoothbb @MariahCarey THE CURIOUS CASE OF MARIAH CAREY π€ https://t.co/Z9dcG6rPTAβ Katie McCarey like Mariah (@Katie McCarey like Mariah) 1563497398.0
@MariahCarey I tried to age a pic of you on this app and it said: "Error: It's impossible to age Mariah, she's ettβ¦ https://t.co/SheHuOHMleβ STREAM BAD GUY (@STREAM BAD GUY) 1563459033.0
Suddenly, people are beginning to see the light after the Butterfly spoke.
@MariahCarey girl neither do we ever since we found out the russians are in control of it https://t.co/aS9FhVs41hβ miss jackiana π (@miss jackiana π) 1563458885.0
Yes, the mobile software application is Russian-based and is in the midst of a political controversy.
Democrats fear the app could pose "national security and privacy risks for millions of U.S. citizens."
On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote a letter to FBI director Christopher Wray and FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, expressing concerns that:
"personal data uploaded by millions of Americans onto FaceApp may be finding its way into the hands of the Russian government."
Despite FaceApp's CEO, Yaroslav Goncharov, assuring TheWashington Post that the app doesn't "sell or share any user data with any third parties," DNC's chief security officer, Bob Lord, echoed Schumer's concern and discouraged 2020 presidential candidates from using the trending application.
Lord wrote:
"It's not clear at this point what the privacy risks are, but what is clear is that the benefits of avoiding the app outweigh the risks."
@MariahCarey standing up to Russian hackers when Trump wonβt! A TRUE PATRIOT. https://t.co/hky74FjyFDβ ANT π³οΈβπ (@ANT π³οΈβπ) 1563458592.0
@MariahCarey FaceApp is overrated. Queen of not acknowledging the app.β Tobias Burrell #SoRockIt π₯ (@Tobias Burrell #SoRockIt π₯) 1563460274.0
Whatever the controversy, FaceApp is still a creepy app that needs to fade into existence already.
Many Mariah Carey fans agree with her casual lack of interest in Russia's alleged private data-stealing time suck.
Speaking of Mariah fans, you can get her CD Cautionhere.
Besides, when it comes to getting old, time is on her side.
@MariahCarey Bye bye π Time and FaceApp https://t.co/HKT63AhUXhβ Love, Will (@Love, Will) 1563458815.0
Mariah Carey's got us feeling emotions deeper than we've ever dreamed of, thanks to a diva move.
The 49-year-old pop legend tried her hand (or pipes) at the "Bottle Cap Challenge," the ridiculous viral challenge in which participants deliver a round-house kick to pop the cap off of a bottle.
Celebs like Jason Statham and John Mayer have done it after Kazakh taekwondo champion Farabi Davletchin welcomed them to the challenge, according to TheNew York Times.
But in her Twitter video, Carey just proved the competition was never anyone's to begin with.
Looking fierce in a black bodycon dress, the "Emotions" singer warmed up in a martial arts stance and teased us with a maneuver we never saw coming.
She put her finger to her ear and unleashed her decibel-shattering voice.
That was all it took for the bottle cap's explosive lift-off.
Challenge accepted! #bottletopchallenge https://t.co/Rygijd6z5Wβ Mariah Carey (@Mariah Carey) 1562514585.0
We don't know what to say, so various memes spoke on our jaw-dropped behalf.
@vijiman007 @Steve_R_Walker @MariahCarey https://t.co/ZTjwTzBOxKβ Catherine Reyes (@Catherine Reyes) 1562541662.0
@venuspriestess @TheMicMichael @dmarie174 @misslaneym @MariahCarey LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/537kT0O09pβ verooo (@verooo) 1562556677.0
@chescaderosas_ @BrooklynPetite_ @venuspriestess @TheMicMichael @dmarie174 @misslaneym @MariahCarey https://t.co/sZ0M7jdJU6β fiffenlynn βΎ (@fiffenlynn βΎ) 1562558211.0
We're still trying to find the words, so we let the Mariah Carey GIFs speak for themselves.
@slmxny @MariahCarey That cap got snatched daaahlinggg https://t.co/qWNAA1Dknfβ babooshka π (@babooshka π) 1562514888.0
@LOOSEBOOTS3 @MariahCarey and so did my wig https://t.co/aRO57JiEBTβ solo β οΈ (@solo β οΈ) 1562522791.0
@MariahCarey everyone go home mariah won https://t.co/R1axIDJcMjβ jay β (@jay β) 1562514637.0
@MariahCarey TALENTED SKINNY LEGEND, still serving amazing vocals after all these years, we STAN https://t.co/fQwuIso3Xoβ matt (@matt) 1562515174.0
@MariahCarey WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED https://t.co/SN5Ba3a8kTβ solo β οΈ (@solo β οΈ) 1562514654.0
There can be miracles when you believe.
@MariahCarey watched this like 100 times and still donβt understand how you did this https://t.co/gCun1k6AjUβ jay β (@jay β) 1562515090.0
@MariahCarey WE LOVE A MAGICIAN https://t.co/jhPbT7nddLβ solo β οΈ (@solo β οΈ) 1562514762.0
The theories came...
@jxvintage @MariahCarey π¨πΎβπ» the octave levels of @MariahCarey voice vibrated the glass pushing the top off you canβ¦ https://t.co/VEEjlnfeUPβ Tyesin Wrath ππΎββοΈπͺ (@Tyesin Wrath ππΎββοΈπͺ) 1562518620.0
...but with strings attached.
@jxvintage @TyesinWrath @MariahCarey It was actually a string, but okay.β Dael (@Dael) 1562524264.0
@daelalejandro @TyesinWrath @MariahCarey string or no string it was iconic so bye https://t.co/CtDTZw7AIZβ jay β (@jay β) 1562524754.0
@MariahCarey So this caused the earthquake huh?β Garrett G (@Garrett G) 1562528608.0
Thanks for playing everyone, but it's game over.
@MariahCarey Absolutely won the challenge alreadyβ carey (@carey) 1562514621.0
@MariahCarey TALENTED SKINNY LEGEND, still serving amazing vocals after all these years, we STAN https://t.co/fQwuIso3Xoβ matt (@matt) 1562515174.0
@MariahCarey Itβs over. No one can top this!!!β Sony Music Global (@Sony Music Global) 1562518559.0
@MariahCarey Mariah is the queen of whistles. She sounds like a boiling tea pot. Legend. https://t.co/1M7xqbpc25β Jaic (@Jaic) 1562533396.0
I hope you're not afraid of heights because she took us to the stratosphere.