The filter has since been removed.
For the second time in a number of months, Snapchat has been criticised by a significant number of users following the introduction of a filter that many deemed to be racist.
The filter gave users slanty eyes, blushed cheeks and oversized teeth and caused an angry reaction from a number of users on Twitter when it was introduced on Tuesday.
https://twitter.com/mhroque/status/763157058984222720
https://twitter.com/TansuPhilip/status/763150924063793152
https://twitter.com/bkisnah/status/763081209039745024
https://twitter.com/engravedhearts/status/763076322037862400
.@Snapchat wanna tell me why u thought this yellowface was ok?? pic.twitter.com/sgpW4AFPsE
— grace (@frigidartbitch) August 9, 2016
In April of this year, Snapchat caused consternation amongst users of the hugely popular social media app when it introduced a Bob Marley filter to mark 4/20, a marijuana commemoration day on April 20.
Commenting on the reaction to the introduction of the latest filter, a Snapchat spokesperson told the Daily Dot that the filter has expired and will not be put back into circulation and that Snapchat lenses are never intended to offend.
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