It seems the cat filter — usually reserved for fun Instagram stories — can also be an instrument of political destruction.
Take the case of a regional minister in northwest Pakistan, Shaukat Yousafzai. A once-dignified politician, he was broadcast to the world Friday with cat ears and whiskers when his staff mistakenly live-streamed a press conference with the cat filter mistakenly hovering over him.
The video, livestreamed on the Tehreek-e-Insaf party's official Facebook page, was...