Did Snapchat go too far? (Trigger warning; domestic violence)

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Rihanna is the latest celebrity to send Snap's stock sliding.
The singer tore into the app on Thursday for allowing an offensive ad to appear on its platform. Her remark sent Snap (SNAP)'s stock down nearly 4%, erasing nearly $800 million from its market value. Snap's stock opened slightly down Friday.
The ad in question was for the mobile game "Would You Rather?," and it presented users with two options: "Slap Rihanna" or "Punch Chris Brown." Brown pleaded guilty in 2009 to beating Rihanna during an argument while they were dating.
Rihanna issued a statement on her Instagram account calling out Snap for the ad.
"Now SNAPCHAT I know you already know you ain't my fav app out there! But I'm just trying to figure out what the point was with this mess!" the singer wrote. "I'd love to call it ignorance but I know you ain't that dumb. You spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to DV victims and made a joke of it." - CNN Money

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I’m so sick of no one caring about domestic violence. It’s not funny. It’s not forgivable. Chris Brown, johnny drop, Sean penn are still embraced and it makes me sick. This is why victims and survivors don’t speak out. It’s because most people don’t care and will turn it around on us. We know it and we feel like we have no choice but to stay silent or be judged.

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It wasn’t even a Snapchat ad, it was an ad for a game that ran on Snapchat. I think the ad and the game company went too far for sure, but I’m not sure why it’s falling on Snapchat and not the game the ad was for

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Yes! and I loved Rihanna's clap back! The media downplayed the abuse and no where ever something to joke about.

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They have to take responsibility for thier actions, whether it's taking money for an ad made by someone else or making it themselves. It was wrong, they paid with stock price, I think that's fair.

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Domestic violence is nothing to laugh about all! Snap chat should feel ashamed for letting that game post adds on their app! Now my next comment is y’all need to stop condemning Chris Brown over something that took place over a decade ago he was still a teen we have all made mistakes and have done things we are not proud of enough is enough let that man live!

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Domestic abuse isn’t funny at all to me, so I feel it was too far.

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Who voted no??
Domestic violence is NEVER a joke

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Even if it was “just a joke” they are still making a joke about domestic violence. If people saw this post about someone who isn’t a celebrity and went through domestic violence they would start rioting

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Well I think it’s hard for me to say because I don’t really know how ads work on these apps. I think the one at fault here is the app who made that a question? But I guess Snapchat has to approve the ads before getting paid to have them on their app. So yes. Domestic violence isn’t a joke.

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Repeat after me: 👏DOMESTIC👏VIOLENCE👏.IS.👏NOT.👏A.👏JOKE.👏    Ok. Let's start it again...

Did Snapchat go too far? (Trigger warning; domestic violence)

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