The joke was quickly condemned by furious social media users, many of whom took to Twitter to slam the company for weighing in on a sensitive legal case. The Post has reached out to Duolingo for comment on the matter. The comment has since been deleted from beneath the NBC News TikTok.

“Y’all think amber watches tiktok?” the official Duolingo account commented beneath the clip. In the video, Heard insinuated that she was the target of an online hate campaign, saying: “You can look either of us up online and figure out who’s being abused.” Amber Heard defamation trial with a joke many deemed “insensitive.” Getty Language learning app Duolingo has been criticized for weighing in on the Johnny Depp v. On Tuesday, NBC News uploaded a clip to TikTok showing Heard being cross-examined at the blockbuster defamation trial where she is being sued by ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Language-learning app Duolingo has come under fire after its social media team left an “insensitive” quip about Amber Heard beneath a viral TikTok video.

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