‘Slap Rihanna’ ad on Snapchat brings outrage, apologies

An ad on Snapchat asking users if they’d rather “Slap Rihanna” or “Punch Chris Brown” has spawned widespread outrage, including from the singer herself, and brought profuse apologies from the company behind the visual-messaging app. Snapchat said it is investigating how the ad for a mobile video game called “Would You Rather” made it to […]

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Snapchat parent’s stock plummets after Kylie Jenner tweet

Snapchat’s parent company lost some $1.3 billion in market value on Thursday after reality star Kylie Jenner’s tweeted that she was no longer using the messaging service. “sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me… ugh this is so sad,” Jenner tweeted. She later followed up with “still love you […]

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Twitter, Snapchat tie up with Fox to provide coverage of FIFA World Cup

Twenty First Century Fox Inc’s Fox Sports is partnering with Twitter Inc to stream a live show and Snap Inc’s Snapchat to showcase stories with matchday highlights on the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament to be hosted in Russia later this year. Fox Sports would produce the show, which will be streamed from Moscow’s Red […]

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Snap shares drop 4 percent, fall below $20 for the first time

Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday for the first time since the company’s $3.4 billion public listing after the Snapchat owner received another “sell” rating from an analyst. The social media company this month pulled off the hottest technology offering in three years, but after two days of explosive gains its stock has […]

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