Snapchat stopped promoting Donald Trump on its Discover page after he tweeted comments that some claim glorified violence amid nationwide racial justice riots. A spokesperson for the picture messaging social media app told Axios in a Wednesday report that the outlet doesn’t want to boost rhetoric that promotes ‘racial violence and injustice’ which it says … Read more
Three British teenagers who mocked the murder of George Floyd in a Snapchat video have now been arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime. The trio, all from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, caused outrage after a photo of them recreating how the unarmed 46-year-old black man died at the hands of police in Minnesota was … Read more
Laughing British teenagers mock George Floyd’s death in sick Snapchat photo showing one kneeling on the other’s neck in post shared on Warwick University Facebook page The post – captioned ‘brutality’ – shows one teen kneeling on his friend’s neck Woman who went school with them said they’ve outraged their local community University of Warwick said … Read more
Riot police break up huge illegal DJ party attended by ‘many hundreds’ of revellers in east London street during lockdown People gathered in residential street in Clapton, East London, late last night Hackney Police broke up the party and deployed a helicopter to the scene Social media pictures also showed people gathering in Hackney Marshes … Read more
Twitter expands test of tweets that vanish after 24 hours following evidence that they help reduce harassment A test of ‘Fleets’ are being expanded from Brazil to Italy Twitter says the ephemeral tweets have helped reduce bullying reports The platform hopes ‘Fleets’ will offer an alternative to more permanent posts By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 17:09 … Read more
The white woman whose brother and father have been charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black jogger in Georgia posted a graphic photo of Ahmaud Arbery’s body on Snapchat. Lindsay McMichael, 30, took a photo of the 25-year-old’s blood-soaked body while police set up a crime scene in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in … Read more
Snapchat teams up with Damian Hirst on a new augmented reality experience that allows anyone to make their own ‘Spin art’ at home Snapchat launched an AR lens that allows people to create their own Spin art Social media platform partnered with renowned British artist Damien Hirst The augmented reality feature has been launched globally to all … Read more
Snapchat is DOWN: Thousands of users around the world report not being able to share snaps in the app Snapchat went down around 10 AM ET for thousands of users The US and Europe seem to be the most affected during the outage Users say they are unable to share snaps in the app By … Read more
Snapchat releases new lens that lets you donate to the COVID-19 relief fund by scanning a banknote on your smartphone The lens uses augmented reality to show how donations help WHO efforts This includes tracking COVID-19’s spread, patient care and supporting hospitals Last week, Snapchat launched two other lenses in partnership with the WHO One … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more