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Darragh Murphy

I cried laughing using generative AI lenses on Snapchat+ — here's why it's pure joy

Hand holding iPhone with Snapchat camera filter showing person with long nose with bush in background.

I've hit an age where I'm so late on hearing about social media trends that it's considered "cringeworthy," and I've accepted the fact that I'll never be as cool as I was during the boom of Facebook during my teens.

It comes as no surprise, then, that plenty of the most popular social media apps have passed me by over the years, and that includes Snapchat. I mean, I dabbled with it back in its prime after its release in 2011 (the good 'ol iPhone 5 days), and then to touch base with pals in university. After that (and multiple smartphone changes), it faded from my home screen.

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