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Facebook, desde sus primeras épocas, ha facilitado la aparición de juegos y aplicaciones creadas con el fin de entretener a los usuarios, pero una de las más recientes, Jumpy jumpyIt has generated a lot of noise as it is considered "offensive" by many.

Sure more than one wonders Why is my photo in Jumpy Jumpy?, but in order to understand if Jumpy Jumpy is offensive or not, you have to understand what this game is and how it works.

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What is Jumpy Jumpy?

Jumpy Jumpy is a Facebook game Very simple mechanics, which consists of making a ball fall on rotating platforms without touching the green segments. The reason for causing discomfort is due to the particular form of invite other users to this game.

The joke (for many in bad taste), is about share an invitation to the game, and put any phrase on it (redactada por el Username que la comparte), como “la de la foto está embarazada”. Hasta ahora nada especial, el problema es que esta invitación viene acompañada de una imagen que incluye la foto de perfil de Facebook de la persona que lo ve.

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The reason for the complaints behind these invitations

This profile photo in the game invitation cannot be seen by anyone else, that is, if Maria sees the publication, she will see her photograph, and if Pedro sees it, he will not see Maria's but his own. Many users have not understood this and have taken it as a public and personal attack, so they began to report these publications and respond with comments like "Can you please me not to publish my photo anymore? I don't sell drugs nor have I scammed anyone".

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These types of reactions, promoted by ignorance of the mechanics of these invitations, have served as fuel for thousands of trolls on Facebook, who began to publish these invitations not only on their profile, but also in Facebook groups, which helped them to generate hundreds of reactions from annoying users.

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Otros han invitado a denunciar a estos usuarios por ofender a persons en particular con sus invitaciones, o incluso han proferido amenazas bastante graves. Otros miembros de Facebook, principalmente personas mayores, han utilizado su muro de Facebook para decir que no han cometido ningún delito ni han autorizado a utilizar su fotografía.

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Should I be concerned about Jumpy Jumpy posts?

Invitations to play Jumpy Jumpy are innocent, despite the misuse made by users who seek to annoy others. The fact that the profile photo of the user who sees it appears is to motivate them to play, it is not stealing any data or storing it.

It is important to remember that the Facebook profile photo is a public photograph, so it can be used freely without representing a security breach, in other words: your profile picture appears because you are viewing the invitation to Jumpy Jumpy, not because it has been stolen, and only you can see it, no other user.

If you no longer want to see these types of publications, the solution to no longer appear in Jumpy Jumpy It is very simple: the publication is reported, and there Facebook will give the option to block it, select it and voila, it will no longer be visible on the news wall. In any case, the most sensible thing is to simply ignore this invitation, block it if you are upset, and review the permissions granted to applications on Facebook, of the rest, there is nothing to fear.

Jumpy Jumpy Memes

Por supuesto, el hecho de que tantas personas resulten ofendidas por este juego, ha ocasionado que surjan una gran cantidad de memes de esta nueva tendencia viral en Facebook, y entre los más populares destacan los siguientes:

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