Apple App Baby Shaker Sparks Outrage

Apple iPhone controversial program called Baby Shaker was immediately pulled on Wednesday after different organizations held protests to express their outrage over the company for allowing such offensive application to be introduced in the market.

According to child protection groups, the whole concept of Baby Shaker application—shaking the crying babies to calm them—is very offensive and dangerous given that thousands of children in the US die or get injured by excessive shaking.

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Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) happens when a baby is shaken vigorously causing severe injuries and even death.  According to a recent study, at least 1,200 babies in the US suffer from this form of child abuse.

Meanwhile, those surviving babies usually have impairments such as blindness, brain damage, and motor retardation.