Snapchat bought Looksery to supercharge its animated selfie filters, and now Facebook has made an image filtering acquisition of its own to keep up the messaging pace. Today, the company confirmed ...

“Masquerade has built a fantastic app, MSQRD, with world-class imaging technology for video,” said a spokesperson for the social network. “We’re excited to welcome Masquerade to our team and continue ...

Facebook announced today it has acquired an app called MSQRD (short for “masquerade”). This app lets you place live filters over your face, enabling you to masquerade as Barack Obama, Snoop Dogg, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link It was January 2016, and MSQRD was the hottest new app in town. The buzzy new app let users apply augmented-reality filters to their faces — then ...

Snapchat opens to the camera by default to spur content creation, and now Facebook is trying the same starting with an Olympics-themed test in Brazil and Canada. Instead of just the “What are you ...

MSQRD, the Snapchat-like selfie app Facebook acquired in 2016, will soon be no more. The social network said it plans to shut down the augmented reality app on April 13, though its technology will ...

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MSQRD, the somewhat creepy face-swap app, is the brainchild of Masquerade, a company that creates software for face tracking and 3D visual effects production. It lets you take video selfies with ...

Apps that add real-time filters to selfies and videos are growing in popularity, and today Facebook announced the acquisition of the team behind MSQRD, a much-downloaded live filter app available on ...

In my life, I’m 99% sure I’m never actually going to dress up as Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Night. I’m just not a cosplayer. It’s not in me. Also, I’m lazy. And putting on a face makeup is too ...

Facebook-owned face swapping app MSQRD (pronounced "Masquerade") has some new filters. One of which makes you look like Daredevil, so you can fool friends into thinking you're a superhero. Well, it ...

One of the coolest features in Snapchat are those mask thingies. With Snapchat's camera view pointing toward your face, you can long-press on the screen to let the app recognise your facial features ...