Snapchat advert asked would you rather ‘slap Rihanna’ or ‘punch Chris Brown’ before it was pulled …
Snapchat advert asked would you rather 'slap Rihanna' or 'punch Chris Brown' before it was pulled over domestic violence concerns. The social media platform published an advert that made light of domestic violence and was inundated by complaints. Share; Comments. By. Jessica GibbSenior … Read More
Snapchat Ad Asking ‘Would You Rather Slap Rihanna or Punch Chris Brown’ Sparks Outrage
On Monday, Snapchat apologized for an ad on the social media app that asked users if they would rather “slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown.” Snapchat was alerted of the violence-promoting ad, which appears to reference Brown and Rihanna's highly publicized 2009 assault, after users flooded … Read More
Snapchat is releasing an original true crime series that sounds quite compelling
Condé Nast Entertainment who produced 'Last Chance U' for Netflix have produced a 6 episode series called 'True Crime/Uncovered' exclusively for Snapchat. The company also operate several other Snapchat channels on the 'Discover' page including Wired, Teen Vogue and GQ. The show launched … Read More
Imgur’s Snapchat-style GIF collections come to Android
Imgur's bid to bring Snapchat-like Stories to the GIF world is no loner confined to iOS. It's releasing an updated Android app that brings Snacks and the Feed to a wider array of devices. Snacks, as before, lives under the search tab and gives you a curated Story-style gallery of …
Snapchat To Promote Users’ Lens Studios Creations
Seems like we've been hearing lots of bad news from Snapchat lately. From Kylie Jenner's dis to preparation for a massive round of job cuts, it's been a tough start to 2018–minus the saving grace of younger viewers leaving Facebook in favor of the social app. But a new move …
Snapchat pulls ‘awful’ Chris Brown and Rihanna advert
Snapchat has removed an advert from its platform that it says "makes light of domestic violence". The advert, which is for a game, asks users if they would "rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown". It appears to reference Chris Brown's conviction for assaulting Rihanna in his car in 2009 …
Snapchat and Instagram disable GIPHY feature after vile racist GIFs appear
GIPHY, a third-party platform within the apps, allowed users to use short repetitive video clips (GIFS) to use as stickers on their profiles. However, social media providers cannot control the content these third parties provide. At the weekend both Instagram and Snapchat faced an online backlash as users … Read More
Snapchat, Conde Nast team on “True Crime/Uncovered”
Image messaging and multimedia mobile application Snapchat has partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment to launch Snapchat's first foray into the true crime genre with True Crime/Uncovered. Hosted by actor Samantha Grace Miller (pictured) and directed by George Wasgatt, the six-part series … Read More
University of Arkansas leaders address race and diversity after viral Snapchat post
A viral Snapchat post prompted University of Arkansas leaders to host a town hall Monday night in order to discuss race and diversity among students on campus. According to our CNN content partner KFSM, a former student of the University posted a picture of himself on Snapchat, showing himself with … …
A Snapchat Ad Just Asked Whether You’d Rather ‘Slap Rihanna’ or ‘Punch Chris Brown’
An odd advertisement on Snapchat has been pulled after it asked users whether they would rather 'Slap Rihanna' or 'Punch Chris Brown'. … "I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform," she wrote, "This means Snapchat approved an ad that makes light of domestic … …