![]() The GIPHY staff is also further reviewing every GIF sticker by hand and should be finished shortly. ![]() We have fixed the bug and have re-moderated all of the GIF stickers in our library. ![]() “A user discovered an offensive GIF sticker in our library, and we immediately removed it per our content guidelines.Īfter investigation of the incident, this sticker was available due to a bug in our content moderation filters specifically affecting GIF stickers. [Update 3/10: Giphy has now provided a statement to TechCrunch, admitting it was to blame for a bug allowing the offensive GIF through. We’ve reached out to Giphy for comment but haven’t heard back. Here’s the version spotted on Instagram, censored by TechCrunch: The Giphy community guidelines prohibit this kind of objectionable content in the first place, but since it works like a search engine that indexes the top GIFs on the web, things can slip through. Snapchat’s official statement is “We have removed GIPHY from our application until we can be assured that this will never happen again.” A Snapchat spokesperson tells me the company is very sorry. Warning: The image below may be disturbing to some: It reads “N-– Crime Death Counter – Keep Cranking Bonzo, the Numbers Just Keep on Climbing!” TechCrunch received a screenshot of the GIF on Snapchat from a reader. The GIF includes disturbing text including a racial slur, which TechCrunch has blurred out below. The Snapchat spokesperson says that all GIFs in Snapchat are meant to be “rated PG,” meaning they’re mostly suitable for the 13-and-up teens that are technically allowed on Snapchat. We have stopped our integration with Giphy as they investigate the issue.” The company confirms the change has been made but might take some time to propagate to all users. An Instagram spokesperson tells TechCrunch “This type of content has no place on Instagram. Giphy appears to have removed the GIF as it’s no longer available in Instagram. A tweet by Lyauna Augmon shows the GIF being used within Instagram. Instagram reenables GIF sharing after GIPHY promises no more racismĪ source tells TechCrunch the same racist GIF was spotted in Instagram as well, indicating that Giphy is at fault.
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