Peeple rating app removes controversial features to appease critics

Backlash prompts social media app to abandon raft of features including plans to let people give anyone a negative rating

Peeple, the controversial app that promised to let users "review" other people and give them a rating out of five, has softened its offering just weeks before its planned launch.

The company had previously scheduled the launch of the new social app, dubbed "Yelp for people", for November this year. Revealed in early October, the app promised users the ability to "revolutionise the way we're seen in the world through our relationships".