Snapchat and Instagram drop Giphy for suggesting racist GIF

UPDATE: March 10, 2018, 2:25 p.m. EST Giphy released a statement to Mashable apologizing for the offensive GIF. The story has been updated with the statement below.

Giphy is in hot water with Snapchat and Instagram after people spotted a racist and hateful GIF when searching for GIFs to use on the platforms.

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Both social media platforms removed their Giphy integrations after learning of the issue, TechCrunch reported Friday. The offending GIF appears to have been removed by Giphy, but Instagram and Snapchat have yet to bring back their Giphy features. Read more...

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