In 2009, when Apple’s App Store was just over a year old, an app popped up that seemed too good to be true. AcneApp claimed to treat zits by shining alternating red and blue light out of a user’s iPhone screen, and boasted that it was created by a board-certified dermatologist. The app was greeted with a flurry of mostly positive press coverage. "Anti-Acne App Available for the iPhone" trumpeted The New York Times headline. "iPhone App Claims to Treat Acne With Light," said ABC News. "Acne App Treats Your Zits With Your iPhone," The Huffington Post reported definitively.
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