The 13 most controversial apps you can still download today - from ISIS to racists

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With over a million apps available for iPhone and Android, there's bound to be at least a few that are raising eyebrows and causing people to talk.

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Some of these are intentionally controversial, like "Weed Farmer," a game that lets you simulate growing marijuana.

But others have attracted controversy because of an unintended way a small group of people are using them. A clear example of this is the messaging app Telegram, which has recently come under fire for being the preferred chat app of ISIS.

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There are still other apps whose users caused the situation to spiral out of control. You can see this with an app like Yik Yak, which functions as an anonymous bulletin board anyone can post on (within limits - no names, phone numbers, etc.). No doubt the creators understood there would would be some truly awful posts on Yik Yak, but they might not have anticipated the enormous problem they would have with racist posts on university campuses.

From dating apps that only let you in if you're wealthy, to apps for viewing leaked information archives, these are the most controversial apps you can still download today.

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