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Just in case you don't follow the original discussion: this isn't a translation problem but one of not thinking about social circles.
These things are not common enough to have the same association as the original.
Even if they'd use a shorter word it would miss the mark as people would just be confused what traffic control would have to do with an app. It would be like translating a German saying and expect it to be universally understood.
There goes the dog in the pan crazy, just thinking about that!