Snapchat and Instagram recently signed deals with Giphy to bring easy GIF integration to their apps, with Instagram adding new features as recently as January.
A number of people took to Twitter to call out Snapchat and Instagram about the presence of the racist GIF. Since then, Giphy seems to have removed the GIF and it’s no longer available on Instagram. A spokesperson from Instagram told TechCrunch that, “This type of content has no place on Instagram. We have stopped our integration with Giphy as they investigate the issue.”
This blatant RACISM @instagram @kevin is unacceptable. When you search ‘crime’ for gifs, a “Nigger crime death counter” appears with a MONKEY cranking it & a white guy telling the “bonzo” to watch the numbers #Instagram #blacklivesmatter @TheAffinityMag REMOVE & APOLOGIZE NOW pic.twitter.com/dOnJFBcHCW
— Lyauna Augmon (@LyaunaAugmon) March 7, 2018
