Snapchat In The Hot Seat Over Speed Filter

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Until 2021 if you were a Snapchat user, you could use a speed filter which would display how fast your car was going while using the app. Now any normal person would think such a feature is not only dumb but dangerous, however the geniuses in Santa Monica, California apparently thought nothing of it, maybe even believed it to be a great idea.

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Now Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has to answer to a Georgia court as part of a lawsuit. That case surrounds a driver who allegedly was using the app’s speed filter while driving, pushing her car to well over 100 mph before slamming into another vehicle, leaving that driver with permanent injuries.

Spiegel is the one who’s being summoned by the court because only one other employee at the company was part of the process of developing and implementing the speed filter. And Spiegel was the one who approved removing it from the app.

We’re sure the attorneys have many probing questions behind both events. And whatever is discovered might spell more trouble for Snapchat in the future.

After all, many accused Snapchat of encouraging speeding and reckless driving, thanks to the speed filter. We can see why that would be and wonder why anyone at the company thought it was even remotely a good idea.

This legal case sounds like a huge mess, as reported by WSB-TV. We’re not getting into all the gritty details, but suffice it to say lives have been altered and it sounds like the outcome will further impact those involved for years to come.

Snapchat apparently had or maybe still has a warning about not using the app while driving. But we all know people don’t heed such things as plenty think They’re good enough they can do whatever they want while behind the wheel.

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