Snapchat's dark side: Teens want to undergo plastic surgery to look like their virtual self

Do you love Snapchat's face filters and wonder if you could get the same flawless skin and big eyes in real? You are not alone.

Researchers have discovered that a lot of people, especially teenagers, are impacted by the social media and want to undergo plastic surgery to look like their virtual self, leading to what the doctors label as Snapchat dysmorphia, Mashable reported. Earlier people would take the reference of celebrities, but now they are using their own filtered selfies as reference to alter their appearance. 

Snapcash which started as a way of splitting bills among friends ended up being used as a way of exchanging private content, and now parent Snapchat wants to put it to rest. Four years after launching the peer-to-peer payment service, Snapcash will be shutting down on August 30, TechCrunch reported. Snapcash was the first product Snapchat built in partnership with another company called Square. 

Additionally, if you are an avid Snapchat user, you might soon be able to use it to shop at Amazon. An app researcher has discovered a code indicating a Camera Search or Visual Search feature. As the name suggests, the feature would allow you to scan objects and barcodes to show you results from Amazon, Engadget reported.

It is not clear as to when the feature will officially roll out, but when it does, it would seek to place Snapchat more than just a platform for sharing messaging and possibly get the service a cut from the purchases. 

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