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snapchat screws up again on Wednesday August 10th snapchat released a new filter there's no real way around this so let's call it for what it is it's flat-out racist the filter itself puts slanted shut eyes on a person's image with raised eyebrows a number of people put screenshots of the filters effects on Twitter unsurprisingly these Twitter users noted the filter was incredibly racist describing it as yellow face snapchat told the verge that the filter was supposed to be playful and inspired by anime snapchat has since removed to the filter and says it will not reintroduce it again what's crazy is this isn't even the first time snapchat has gotten into hot water over racial insensitivity back in April of this year snapchat introduced a Bob Marley lens what did it do it put dreadlocks and a hat on a person's image oh and also darkened skin people were calling it digital black face a number of people including the deputy editor of GQ calm Kevin neulion offered help on Twitter he posted at snapchat pay me two million dollars a year and I can tell you if a new filter is racist or not before you release it hey snapchat maybe you want to take them up on that offer that's it for this tech news update on Maya's akhtar and you can stay on top of the biggest stories at cnet com / update