Snapchat removed a Juneteenth filter that made users smile to break chains
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2020/06/19/snapchat-removed-a-juneteenth-filter-that-made-users-smile-to-break-chains/
Earlier today, Snapchat launched a filter that was supposed to honor Juneteenth. It was then promptly removed, because, well, the approach was stupid.
Set to a background of the Pan-African flag, the filter prompted users to ‘smile,’ — already looking dicey here — after which virtual chains would are broken. The company was called out for the tactless design after digital strategist Mark S. Luckie showed off the ‘feature’ in the tweet below: