<p>Snapchat users in India&nbsp;encountered a brief interruption in service on Friday (Feb 9) as they experienced&nbsp;challenges in sending messages and snaps to their friends. The issue arose shortly after similar problems were reported with the Groww app. However, the issue was swiftly resolved, and Snapchat returned to normal operation by 1:40 pm.</p>

<p>Many users turned to Elon Musk's social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), to share their difficulties in accessing Snapchat. Some users voiced frustration over their inability to send snaps and messages, while others highlighted issues with uploading images.</p>

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<p>According to Downdetector, there were over 3,800 reports of the platform's outage within the last 24 hours. Approximately 24% of users encountered difficulties uploading snaps, while 3% experienced problems accessing Snapchat's website. The map on Downdetector displayed widespread outage across India, including major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai. Despite the extensive disruption, Snapchat has not issued an official statement addressing the outage.</p>

<p>As of now, Snapchat has not provided any updates regarding the nationwide outage. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates promptly upon receiving a response from the app.</p>

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Snapchat users in India encountered a brief interruption in service on Friday (Feb 9) as they experienced challenges in sending messages and snaps to their friends.

Snapchat users in India encountered a brief interruption in service on Friday (Feb 9) as they experienced challenges in sending messages and snaps to their friends. The issue arose shortly after similar problems were reported with the Groww app. However, the issue was swiftly resolved, and Snapchat returned to normal operation by 1:40 pm. Many users turned to Elon Musk's social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), to share their difficulties in accessing Snapchat. Some users voiced frustration over their inability to send snaps and messages, while others highlighted issues with uploading images. Also read | Indian & Russian officials inspect India's largest nuclear power plant According to Downdetector, there were over 3,800 reports of the platform's outage within the last 24 hours. Approximately 24% of users encountered difficulties uploading snaps, while 3% experienced problems accessing Snapchat's website. The map on Downdetector displayed widespread outage across India, including major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai. Despite the extensive disruption, Snapchat has not issued an official statement addressing the outage. As of now, Snapchat has not provided any updates regarding the nationwide outage. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates promptly upon receiving a response from the app. Also read | Military troops in Maldives to be replaced by 'Indian technical personnel': MEA (With inputs from agencies)

Snapchat experiences service disruption in India, users unable to send snaps, messages

<p>Leading social media platform Snapchat has now been forced to apologise to pop star Rihanna after it made light of the 2009 domestic abuse chapter between the star and her then-beau&nbsp;Chris Brown.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Snapchat ran a seemingly offensive advert that asked users if they would rather&nbsp;&quot;slap Rihanna&quot; or &quot;punch Chris Brown&quot;. The advert ran only in the United States and was immediately retracted when social media users on Twitter ridiculed the ad and posted angry messages.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is it just me, or is this ad that popped up on my Snapchat extremely tone deaf? Like what were they thinking with this? <a href="https://t.co/7kP9RHcgNG">pic.twitter.com/7kP9RHcgNG</a></p>
&mdash; Royce Mann (@TheRoyceMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRoyceMann/status/973070617821007872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>The unanimous sentiment on Twitter was that the users felt that the advert was &quot;insensitive&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;inappropriate&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform.<br />
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This means <a href="https://twitter.com/Snapchat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Snapchat</a> approved an ad that makes light of domestic violence.<br />
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The update ain&rsquo;t the only thing that&rsquo;s wack over there, friends. <a href="https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel">https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel</a></p>
&mdash; Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/973077777313419264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just awful. Awful that anyone thinks this is funny. Awful that anyone thinks this is appropriate. Awful that any company would approve this. Thank you Brittany for calling this out.</p>
&mdash; Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/973215666244325376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>After taking down the advert as a result of the backlash, a Snapchat spokesperson in a statement said:&nbsp;&ldquo;The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines.&nbsp;We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware. We are sorry that this happened.&rdquo;</p>

<p>In February 2009, Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were dating at the time, got in a fight that ended&nbsp;violently. Chris was charged with felony assault for abuse and making criminal threats which eventually led him to plead guilty. He was&nbsp;sentenced to five years of probation and domestic violence counselling.</p>

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The ad read: "Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?"

Leading social media platform Snapchat has now been forced to apologise to pop star Rihanna after it made light of the 2009 domestic abuse chapter between the star and her then-beau Chris Brown. Snapchat ran a seemingly offensive advert that asked users if they would rather "slap Rihanna" or "punch Chris Brown". The advert ran only in the United States and was immediately retracted when social media users on Twitter ridiculed the ad and posted angry messages. Is it just me, or is this ad that popped up on my Snapchat extremely tone deaf? Like what were they thinking with this? pic.twitter.com/7kP9RHcgNG — Royce Mann (@TheRoyceMann) March 12, 2018 × The unanimous sentiment on Twitter was that the users felt that the advert was "insensitive" and "inappropriate". I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform. This means @Snapchat approved an ad that makes light of domestic violence. The update ain’t the only thing that’s wack over there, friends. https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel — Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 12, 2018 × Just awful. Awful that anyone thinks this is funny. Awful that anyone thinks this is appropriate. Awful that any company would approve this. Thank you Brittany for calling this out. — Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) March 12, 2018 × After taking down the advert as a result of the backlash, a Snapchat spokesperson in a statement said: “The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines. We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware. We are sorry that this happened.” In February 2009, Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were dating at the time, got in a fight that ended violently. Chris was charged with felony assault for abuse and making criminal threats which eventually led him to plead guilty. He was sentenced to five years of probation and domestic violence counselling.

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Snapchat experiences service disruption in India, users unable to send snaps, messages

Snapchat apologises for Rihanna, Chris Brown ad that made light of domestic abuse