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FaceApp removes 'Ethnicity Filters' after racism storm

After facing backlash for its ethnicity filters, FaceApp has decided to discontinue the feature. Critics claimed that the filters perpetuate...

FaceApp sorry for 'racist' filter that lightens skin to make users 'hot'

In a recent incident, FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, faced backlash over its 'hot' filter which was criticized as being racist due to...

Photo-editing app FaceApp updates with Asian, Black, Caucasian and Indian filters

FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, has expanded its filter options to include Asian, Black, Caucasian, and Indian skin tones. This move t...

FaceApp Launches Digital Blackface Options Because The World Is Filled With Idiots

In a move that has sparked outrage, FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, recently introduced digital blackface filters to its platform. Thi...

FaceApp Removes Black, Asian, and Indian Filters After Backlash They Should Have Expected

FaceApp, a popular image editing app, recently removed its ethnicity filters after facing backlash over their inappropriate and offensive na...

FaceApp forced to pull 'racist' filters that allow 'digital blackface'

Recent criticism about the app's 'racist' filters, alleged to enable 'digital blackface', has led FaceApp to take swift action in their late...

FaceApp: Experts have privacy concerns about popular face transformation app

Recent privacy concerns have been raised about the popular facial transformation app, FaceApp. The app, which allows users to alter their fa...

FaceApp CEO Apologizes For Whitening Skin With 'Hot' Filter

In the wake of growing criticism, FaceApp CEO Yaroslav Goncharov has expressed regret over the application's 'Hot' filter that appeared to l...

How Does FaceApp Work? Here's How You Can Get In On The Viral Face Mashing Trend

FaceApp, the viral photo-editing app, has garnered attention for its ability to transform faces into various age groups or ethnicities. Howe...

FaceApp's Indian and Black photo filters are quite obviously racist

FaceApp, a popular photo-editing application, has been under fire due to its questionable ethnicity filters. These filters, particularly the...

How popular smartphones make your skin look 'whiter' in selfies

An analysis of how popular smartphone selfie filters can subtly alter skin tones, leading to a perceived 'whitening' effect.

FaceApp Is Being Called "Racist" Again for Featuring Problematic Filters

FaceApp, the popular photo-editing app, has once again sparked controversy with its filters, being labeled as 'racist.' In this article, we...

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.