FaceApp removes race filters after accusations of 'digital blackface'

FaceApp, a popular selfie program that allows users to alter their faces with a variety of filters, removed its newest addition of filters after accusations of ‘digital blackface.’

The controversy came Wednesday when the app enabled users to select from four new categories: Caucasian, Black, Indian and Asian, according to The Guardian.

People reacted quickly. The Root ran a story with the headline “FaceApp Is Very Excited About Its New Line of Ultra-Racist Filters, while others recalled when the app experienced a similar controversy in April after discovering its “hot” filter was visibly lightening people’s skin tones.

On Twitter, the debate raged on — with some people decrying the new filters as insensitive and racist, while others saw no harm.

Check out the Storify below for reactions.

This story was originally published August 10, 2017 at 7:59 AM with the headline "FaceApp removes race filters after accusations of 'digital blackface'."