{"id":38965,"date":"2021-06-29T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/?p=38965"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T19:25:04","slug":"say-goodbye-to-the-snapchat-speed-filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/social-media-marketing\/say-goodbye-to-the-snapchat-speed-filter\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Goodbye to the Snapchat Speed Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re active on Snapchat, then you\u2019re familiar with the various filters the app provides. Outside of those that alter your facial features or add special effects, there also filters that tag your location or the temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One more controversial feature is the speed filter, which indicates how fast a user was going at the time the picture was taken. Snapchat will be dropping this feature soon, but why? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the company\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>Controversy <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduced in 2013, the speed filter has drawn the ire of safety advocates across the country who say it encourages reckless driving. If you\u2019re spending time looking at and using your phone, then you\u2019re putting yourself and others at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise that playing on your phone behind the wheel is dangerous, but it causes roughly 1.6 million accidents each year. In 2019,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/risky-driving\/distracted-driving\"> those accidents killed 3,142 people<\/a>. Snapchat\u2019s filter isn\u2019t immune to those statistics, either. Countless families have filed lawsuits over loved ones who were injured or killed while using it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snapchat Inc. had previously defended their speed filter. However, they have since changed their mind in light of the lawsuits. A 2015 incident left a Georgia driver with permanent brain damage, while another that same year left three young women dead in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida saw five die in 2016 while using the filter. In 2017, three men in Wisconsin thought it would be fun to see how fast they could go while using the app. They reached 123 mph before wrapping their car around a tree, killing all three of them. Keep in mind that those are just a few of the cases involving the speed filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>The Response <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Snapchat did change the feature from a filter to a sticker and added a warning about driving while using their app. They also capped the top speed at 35 mph. While those are efforts on the company\u2019s part, the feature still poses an immense danger for drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal professionals, similar to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.danroselaw.com\/car-accident-lawyer.html\"> car accident attorney Dan Rose<\/a>, have picked up numerous cases against Snapchat Inc. Meanwhile, federal courts have made it possible for families to sue the company over injury and death, stating that Snapchat\u2019s feature shows negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some legal experts have even built cases around teens believing, for whatever reason, that they will receive a prize for topping a certain number of miles per hour, most often 100. That\u2019s a terrifying thought and incredibly dangerous. The company continues to fight these cases, though, saying their feature is not the cause of any accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, however, Snapchat Inc. will remove the speed filter to avoid any further lawsuits. 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Don\u2019t worry, though, you\u2019ll still have all your beloved face filters and the full suite of Snap effects to enjoy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re active on Snapchat, then you\u2019re familiar with the various filters the app provides&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":38966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media-marketing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Say Goodbye to the Snapchat Speed Filter - Social Media Explorer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/social-media-marketing\/say-goodbye-to-the-snapchat-speed-filter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Say Goodbye to the Snapchat Speed Filter - 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