The social media giant Facebook today announced the acquisition of popular GIF platform GIPHY in a deal worth $400 million. Known for its visual expression and creation, GIPHY will be a part of the Instagram team from now on. However, Facebook said that it isn’t disclosing terms of the deal. Continue reading “Facebook buys popular GIF platform GIPHY for $400 million”
Earlier this month, Instagram and Snapchat removed the GIPHY integration over racial slur GIF that was spotted by users. However, Instagram has now restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY as it confirmed it has reviewed its GIF library four times and will preemptively review any new GIFs it adds. Continue reading “Instagram restores GIF stickers from GIPHY”
After Instagram, Snapchat recently integrated Giphy for GIFs. However, both the companies have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker feature after users noticed a racial slur GIF which was an option to add to their images. Continue reading “Snapchat and Instagram remove Giphy integration over racial slur GIF”
