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159:, and more. It hit the Apple App Store top 10 twice: In September 2014 and in January 2015, shortly after it was featured on the cover of the Wall Street Journal. Approximately a quarter million users joined Cuddlr at its peak. The application has been subject to numerous critiques. According to Alex Sevigny, a Canadian communications expert at
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