6 ways Hindustan Times is using Snapchat as a content management system | Media news

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He explained that the publisher recognises the advanced technological features Snapchat offers that other apps don't, from the ability to zoom with your thumb whilst recording, to elegant face recognition software. "Before you see Snapchat as a messaging service or a discovery platform, it is a really good way of creating content – and you won't find that technology anywhere else," he said. Omar was recently able to use Snapchat filters to enable young sexual assault survivors to speak freely on camera without needing to blur or silhouette their faces, by asking them to speak into the camera using the face recognition software.

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08/12/2016, 05:15

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08/12/2016, 01:15