Snapchat has allowed Giphy to come back to the multimedia messenger platform after it was found to have a racist GIF in its databases earlier this month.
Snapchat confirmed today that it would bring Giphy back since it has upgraded its moderation.
The GIF initially appeared when users searched “crime” on the Giphy database, and it showed a white announcer celebrating the death of people of color while using a racial slur. Giphy has since apologized for this incident. Now the company has placed protective measures to prevent such racist GIFs in its library.
Giphy users upload the GIFs and are prohibited from posting “abusive, obscene, offensive, or vulgar” content, as per the Giphy terms of service. So it might be good to think before uploading your animated GIF.
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The GIF initially appeared when users searched “crime” on the Giphy database, and it showed a white announcer celebrating the death of people of color while using a racial slur. Giphy has since apologized for this incident. Now the company has placed protective measures to prevent such racist GIFs in its library.
Giphy users upload the GIFs and are prohibited from posting “abusive, obscene, offensive, or vulgar” content, as per the Giphy terms of service. So it might be good to think before uploading your animated GIF.
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