Thursday, June 17, 2021

Snapchat Drops Speed Filter

Venice-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has pulled a controversial filter, which had been accused of encouraging reckless driving. The "speed filter" had allowed users to capture how fast they were moving. The company has faced a number of lawsuits from families of users who had been injured or killed in car crashes, claiming the filter had resulted in those accidents.

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