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What is the purpose of the Snapchat Speed Filter/app, and is it destined to be eliminated after being blamed and involved in lawsuits blaming it for car crashes?
http://jalopnik.com/teen-was-using-snapchats-speed-filter-before-devastatin-1773697929
It can’t seem to serve any good purpose. A filter that is designed to record how fast you’re driving while taking a selfie. Are we that much in need of selfies and bragging about speed while showing the duck face that we need to have an app/filter like this?
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