Snapchat investigating itself after ex-employees speak out against 'racist' work culture, reports claim

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was constantly a battle of basically arguing with people about their whitewashed views of what good content was,” a former Snap employee said. But she took that image as not being a friendly face: two young black men in masks.” That same manager, while Snapchat was creating content for New York’s Fashion Week in 2017, said that there were “too many Black people in story” and that Snapchat’s audience would feel like “we didn’t make this for them", reports claimed. We are investigating these allegations and will take the necessary actions to make things right.“ Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has also reportedly said it would not release a diversity report – something that many other technology companies have done. In a statement, Snap said that it was “fully committed to publicly releasing our diversity numbers, along with our plans for meaningful change.” Snapchat has had a number of issues with racism over the years.