Story highlights Rihanna released a statement about the app

Some took it as direction to delete Snapchat

(CNN) Rihanna does not think much of Snapchat's apology for an advertisement that appeared to mock her domestic violence incident with her former boyfriend, Chris Brown.

The ad, for a game called "Would You Rather?", featured photos of the two singers and asked users if they would "rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown."

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

Brown pleaded guilty in 2009 to assaulting Rihanna during an argument when they were dating.

The "Would You Rather" ad was removed earlier this week, and Snapchat released an apology.

"The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines," the company said in a statement obtained by CNN.

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