Snapchat Drops Speed Filter:
The famous social media app Snapchat has been in controversy for a long time due to its ‘Speed Filter’. Which is now controlled by the company. This filter in the Snapchat app used to cover the speed of vehicles, the speed at which a person is moving his vehicle. On which people used to enjoy the speed by showing a lot. Through the “speed filter,” the driver captures his speed in an image. Due to controversy over this filter, Snapchat has removed it.
This feature used to entice people to drive fast:
For information, let us tell you, the parent company Snap had defended this feature for a long time, which was introduced in 2013. According to a report by NPR, the filter sparked criticism and concerns among people as it entices Snapchat users to drive recklessly fast in order to show off.
Confirming the removal of the filter to NPR, a Snapchat spokesperson did not acknowledge the security concerns surrounding the feature. Instead, it said the filter is being removed from the social media app as it is no longer being used by Snapchat users. He said the removal of the filter has begun, but it could take a few weeks to be completely removed from its community of 500 million monthly active users.
The filter has led to a number of major accidents:
Critics of the filter and those fighting for safe driving welcomed Snapchat’s move but also pointed out that past losses cannot be recovered. Accidents will be prevented, but… why did it take so long?” One of the many accidents involving the ‘speed filter’ occurred in 2015, where a collision with a vehicle attached to the speed filter caused permanent brain damage to the driver in Georgia. Additionally, in 2016 five people were pronounced dead in Florida after a high-speed collision that allegedly involved a speed filter.