Twitter is fuming over FaceApp’s ‘racist’ skin-lightening filter

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Snapchat app logo is displayed on an iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England.  (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Credit: Carl Court

Credit: Carl Court

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Snapchat app logo is displayed on an iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

There are a slew of apps that allow you to put a fun twist on your selfies. But one has caused quite a stir for its controversial “hot” feature that allegedly lightens people’s skin.

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FaceApp, which launched recently, uses artificial intelligence to alter a person's expression, gender or age. However, to "become more attractive," you must press the face-lightening flame icon, and folks are not happy.

Consequently, many have called the company racist, accusing developers of using whiteness as a standard of beauty.

FaceApp has since apologized and deleted the feature.

But that wasn’t before tweeps made their angst known on social media.

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