Snapchat Controversial Feature: Snapchat Removed Newly Introduced ‘This’ Feature After Controversy… | Snapchat removes maori tattoo filters after controversy
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The company offers Snapchat filters in the form of lenses. It allows users to modify their look in real time using the open-source software Lookery. This lens is generated by users.
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Known for its controversial roles, Snapchat (Snapchat) has once again found itself in controversy. After social media platform Snapchat sparked controversy, the Maori tattoo filter (Maori tattoo filter) is removed. Snapchat’s filter sparked outrage among New Zealand’s indigenous community, and Snapchat has since removed the filter from its platform. The Maori people consider their tattoo art sacred and take it as an important sign of the wearer’s identity. Snapchat made the move following a controversy following local media reports. Radio New Zealand (Radio New Zealand) showed photos of users applying filters on Instagram with names such as Maori face tattoos and Maori. Snapchat has since announced that the filter has been removed from its platform.
Snapchat offers filters in the form of lenses
The company offers Snapchat filters in the form of lenses. It allows users to modify their look in real time using the open-source software Lookery. This lens is generated by users and can be freely shared and used on other platforms.
A matter of pride for Maori
Snap said in a statement to the BBC, “We encourage our community to create lenses according to the guidelines. This work is done according to the complete rules. The facial tattoos or moko of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community are believed to have been part of Maori culture for centuries. They are carved into the skin using a chisel in an important ritual. It is considered a matter of pride in the Maori community. However, using it in photo filters like this created some controversy. Finally the company had to withdraw this feature.
Controversial statements were made about Indians
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said in 2015 that the app is only for rich people. I don’t want to expand it to poor countries like India and Spain. There was a big controversy after this statement. Many Indians uninstalled Snapchat after that.
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