After American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially classified taking selfies as a mental disorder (Click here to see full story), worlds three giants of smartphone manufacturer – Samsung, Apple and Nokia-- jointly announced today that they are eliminating the front-facing
camera (FFC) feature in all their future products beginning this year.
FFCs are cameras on the front of smartphones and other mobile devices
that enable users to take selfies and initiate two-way video chats.
The manufacturers reached this decision after a firestorm erupted on social (and other) media following the announcement by
the American Psychiatric Association (APA) that it has officially
classified taking selfies as a mental disorder. APA called it
‘selfitis.’
Speaking on behalf of the three manufacturers, Apple CEO Tim Cook
said that “the mobile phone industry has a social responsibility to keep
their products health conscious. We are more concerned about the
health of our customers, more than the profits we generate from our
gadgets.”
Meanwhile, the APA defended its use of the term ‘selfitis’ to
describe the new mental disorder. Critics have pointed out that ‘itis’
indicates an inflammation, more than an addiction. APA said that it
used the correct terminology because in so many ways, selfitis is an
inflammation of the ego.
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