His phone vibrated. A new notification from the Scarlet YouTube app:
Below it, a thumbnail: a live feed from his own phone's front camera, showing his own terrified face reflected back. Youtube-- Ipa File Download
He tried to close the app. It wouldn't budge. The screen flickered. The video began playing. His phone vibrated
A cold knot tightened in his stomach. He refreshed. The video's title was a timestamp: 00:03:47 . late at night
He never installed an IPA again. But sometimes, late at night, when the real YouTube app would glitch, he'd see a fleeting, scarlet version of the logo in the corner of his eye. And he could swear his recommendations were getting… too personal.