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Annoyed by loud phone videos? This app fights back with science

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 16, 2026
∙ Paid

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We’ve all been trapped near someone blasting videos on their phone in public. Developer Pankaj Tanwar got fed up with exactly this situation at Bombay airport and built a delightfully petty solution: a web app called STFU that weaponizes delayed auditory feedback.

The concept is simple but effective. Point your phone at the of…

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