Juneteeth day is celebrated to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. This day is celebrated on June 19. However, since this year, many people were fighting for racism and people are very sentimental these days, many companies gave a paid holiday to people however it’s not an official holiday.
Snapchat Under Fire for Launching an Insensitive Filter
Why Snapchat came into the fire is that an ex-employee from the company revealed that the company’s editorial practices were racially biased. Actually, when users smiled to break the chains, a pan African flag appeared behind them. Many black users voiced their discomfort regarding it.
Smile to break the chains? Okay then. pic.twitter.com/Wyob3kT3ew — Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) June 19, 2020
— Hi, I’m Kel and my Black life matters. ✊?? (@YummiKoko69) June 19, 2020 After realizing the mistake, the company apologies for this insensitive filter and revealed that the final product was not approved through Snapchat’s review process. Here’s what the company said about it: Also Read: Snapchat Users can Now Use Voice Commands to Search for Lenses
