Snapchat goofed up big-time with the launch of its latest selfie lens, which added facial features similar to those of racist Asian caricatures to users’ faces. Nobody asked for this. And yet, for some reason, Snapchat thought this was a good idea. The filter, which was released earlier this week, has been removed – but not before several Twitter users shared images they took with the incendiary lens. @Snapchat uh this filter is racist pic.twitter.com/oQXm9QcrVk — k #STUCK (@engravedhearts) August 9, 2016 Snapchat told The Verge that the filter was “inspired by anime, and was meant to be playful.” It…
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