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| New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack | New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack |
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| New York City was briefly renamed "Jewtropolis" in mapping software used by social media site Snapchat and others. | New York City was briefly renamed "Jewtropolis" in mapping software used by social media site Snapchat and others. |
| The company called it an act of "vandalism" and said it worked with its partner Mapbox to "get this fixed immediately". | The company called it an act of "vandalism" and said it worked with its partner Mapbox to "get this fixed immediately". |
| In a statement, Snap said the defacement was "deeply offensive". | In a statement, Snap said the defacement was "deeply offensive". |
| Mapbox called it an act of "hate speech" but added that the issue had been resolved "within an hour". | Mapbox called it an act of "hate speech" but added that the issue had been resolved "within an hour". |
| "Our team deleted and removed that information," the firm said in a blogpost. | "Our team deleted and removed that information," the firm said in a blogpost. |
| It added that the "malicious edit" was made by an unnamed source that attempted "several other hateful edits" which were not successful. | It added that the "malicious edit" was made by an unnamed source that attempted "several other hateful edits" which were not successful. |
| The firm explained that its AI system flags more than 7,000 map changes a day, which are sent for human review. | The firm explained that its AI system flags more than 7,000 map changes a day, which are sent for human review. |
| A "human error" in the manual part of the review process led to the incident, it explained. | A "human error" in the manual part of the review process led to the incident, it explained. |
| Snapchat apology | Snapchat apology |
| Screenshots on social media showed that other apps had also been affected. | Screenshots on social media showed that other apps had also been affected. |
| Snap Map allows users to discover content in specific locations, including sporting events and news. | Snap Map allows users to discover content in specific locations, including sporting events and news. |
| A screenshot of the vandalised map was shared with the Snapchat Support Twitter account. | A screenshot of the vandalised map was shared with the Snapchat Support Twitter account. |
| And Snap thanked the user who had shared it for alerting it to the problem. | And Snap thanked the user who had shared it for alerting it to the problem. |
| In a statement, Snap told BBC News: "Snap Map, similar to other apps, relies on third-party mapping data from OpenStreetMap, which has been subject to vandalism. | In a statement, Snap told BBC News: "Snap Map, similar to other apps, relies on third-party mapping data from OpenStreetMap, which has been subject to vandalism. |
| "This defacement is deeply offensive and entirely contrary to our values. And we want to apologise to any members of our community who saw it." | "This defacement is deeply offensive and entirely contrary to our values. And we want to apologise to any members of our community who saw it." |
| OpenStreetMap has also issued a statement condemning the edit. | OpenStreetMap has also issued a statement condemning the edit. |
| It said the act had been carried out a month ago, but there had been a delay in processing the data involved, which had prevented the public from seeing the offensive phrase until now. | |
| "There is ongoing work within the OpenStreetMap community to develop better quality assurance tools, to detect and deal with this sort of issue faster," it said. | "There is ongoing work within the OpenStreetMap community to develop better quality assurance tools, to detect and deal with this sort of issue faster," it said. |
| "Unfortunately human error in their processing pipeline led to this incident." | "Unfortunately human error in their processing pipeline led to this incident." |