Rihanna has accused Snapchat of \u201cintentionally\u201d shaming victims of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n
The singer was the subject of an advert on the platform which asked users if they would \u201crather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown\u201d.<\/p>\n
The ad, which was for a game, appeared to reference Chris Brown\u2019s conviction for assaulting Rihanna in 2009 while they were dating.<\/p>\n
Snap Inc. says the ad \u201cnever should have appeared on our service\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rihanna posted a lengthy comment on an Instagram Story saying she was \u201ctrying to figure out what the point was with this mess\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain\u2019t that dumb,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s share price has fallen by more than four per cent since Rihanna\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n
A Snap Inc. spokesperson said: \u201cThis advertisement is disgusting and never should have appeared on our service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so sorry we made the terrible mistake of allowing it through our review process.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe are investigating how that happened so that we can make sure it never happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rihanna accused Snapchat of \u201cintentionally\u201dshaming domestic violence victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t about my personal feelings, \u2019cause I don\u2019t have much of them . . . but all the women, children and men that have been victims of domestic violence in the past and especially the ones who haven\u2019t made it out yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou let us down! Shame on you.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrow the whole app-ology away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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