The app, which initially became famous for its features that let users edit images to look older or younger, or add a smile, launched the new filters around midday on Wednesday. They allowed a user to edit their image to fit one of four categories: Caucasian, Asian, Indian or Black. Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) FaceApp's 'ethnicity filters' are a pretty terrible idea. Alex Nichols (@Lowenaffchen) me and my three ethnically diverse half brothers unequivocally condemn the new faceapp filters pic.twitter.com/uMNfIrb73fThe company initially released a statement arguing that the “ethnicity change filters” were “designed to be equal in all aspects”. In April, it came under fire for its “hot” filter, which was supposed to make users look more attractive.

Source: The Guardian August 10, 2017 09:11 UTC