Anti-semitic vandals rename Manhattan ‘Jewtropolis’ on Snapchat

Anti-semitic vandals rename Manhattan ‘Jewtropolis’ on Snapchat
By Cara Curtis


New Yorkers using apps including Snapchat, Citi Bike, or The Weather Channel will have noticed that this morning New York had been renamed “Jewtropolis” on both Android and iOS devices. When users zoom in on Snap Maps, it shows that Snap Map has marked Manhattan’s East Village with anti-Semitic language. The change to New York’s name appeared to be visible at 5:00am ET and by around 9:00am, the maps were in the process of being fixed. Those that spotted the offensive hack have posted screenshots on social media with multiple users expressing their disgust over the ‘racist’ change. Whatever mapping service…

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August 30, 2018 at 08:05PM
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