Facebook launches restrictive message app

The social media giant, Facebook, has launched an app, called Slingshot, that lets you trade photos and videos only which self-destruct in a few seconds’ time.

Moreover, Facebook thought how to further restrict app users and encrypted messages so that the receiver is not able to see the photo or video until he sends one of his own.

Slingshot’s creators explain their decisions: ‘With Slingshot, we wanted to build something where everybody is a creator and nobody is just a spectator. When everyone participates, there's less pressure, more creativity and even the little things in life can turn into awesome shared experiences.’

Users, on the other hand, might not agree: ‘It's frustrating, not exciting when a friend sends you a shot and you can't immediately view it. Slingshot is a new and strange example of a messaging app that raises barriers instead of tearing them down, and increases the friction to viewing a friend's photo instead of reducing it,’ said one tech reviewer from The Verge.

However, if you take a few moments to think about the whole situation, messages are not created to be sent in an urgent situation. Phone calls take care of that. Messages give you space and time to be creative about what you want to send to another person.