Talk:Snapchat
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1973 ?????????????????
[edit]Somebody had probably a lot of fun with the timeline of this app. I don't know it, but it seems contradictory with other sources. Should be addressed by specialists. Lvr (talk) 16:20, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
Adding Information on User Privacy and Security
[edit]Hello, I am planning to add to the privacy and security section, particularly user privacy and security and how Snapchat changed its policies after getting into legal issues. Also, I added a section on the Snap Spam. I put everything into the article and would appreciate any feedback. Thank you for your time! Arieltinglee (talk) 5/27/14 5:10pm
Logo outdated
[edit]Sorry, I can't upload the new logo myself. But if it helps I can give you the new logo file (think I have got 1024x1024) so that someone else can upload it. OliverRM (talk) 19:47, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Stub
[edit]Please help by adding the correctly categorized stub tag (currently uncategorized). Gparyani (talk) 18:43, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
Location
[edit]the article mentions that the operations for Snapchat are located in Pacific Palisades, CA, however, Snapchat owns a building on the Venice Beach walk, Venice Beach being not very close to Pacific Palisades and definitely not considered such. The Snapchat building is recognizable by not only the Snapchat ghost logo posted on the outside of the house converted to office space, but curiously enough, is surrounded by cameras on all angles of the building, signs posted that say they are being videotapped, and a security guard walking the perimeter. During a recent hit & run on the Venice Beach walk, it was Snapchat's security cameras that captured video evidence of that hit & run in progress from various angles. 173.60.116.143 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:59, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
Citation needed for claim that emulator bypasses restrictions
[edit]- furthermore, running the Snapchat application in an emulator will bypass all restrictions.[citation needed]
Citation needed? Naturally an emulator allows unrestricted screenshots because they can be done outside the emulated environment and thus completely outside Snapchat's control. Blargg (talk) 22:34, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2014
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In the History section, please change "Snapchat first launched in July 2011 under the name harry Shaw's living room , though the application was later renamed and relaunched under the name Snapchat." to "Snapchat first launched in July 2011 under the name Picaboo in Spiegel's father's living room, though the application was later renamed and relaunched under the name Snapchat after the founders were contacted by harry Shaw, Co-Founder/CEO of Picaboo Corporation." harryshaw (talk) 13:24, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
- Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 14:34, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you for the way you handled this Arjayay :-) --Soulparadox (talk) 12:31, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2014
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There's a typo. seconf should be second n8 (talk) 17:16, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
Done Thanks for pointing that out - Arjayay (talk) 17:22, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
Update reference to selfie
[edit]The line in Demographics, "Snapchat is often used to send self-portraits, called "selfies,"" should be changed to "Snapchat is often used to send selfies" since "selfie" is now an accepted word in the US english lexicon with its own wiki page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.174.27.223 (talk) 22:08, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2015
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Please change... "One of the primary ways Snapchat users keep photos is through taking a snapshot. A screenshot is when the user makes their own copy of the photo by taking a photo of their screen while the snap is showing."
to... "One of the primary ways Snapchat users keep photos is through taking a screenshot. A screenshot is when the user makes their own copy of the photo by taking a photo of their screen while the snap is showing."
Because the section is on screenshots and the wording is incorrect. 2607:6500:1:1:F831:3325:BF97:D56E (talk) 00:19, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
iPhone centric
[edit]Many sections of this article are written as if the app is only available for iPhone. For example the section on screenshots talks about iOs apps, a camera roll, etc as if there is only one kind of phone in this universe. I detest that kind of closed mindedness and it doesn't belong on wikipedia. PizzaMan (♨♨) 00:55, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Table for Emoji Meanings
[edit]Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help in adding this table as a subcategory of Features, titled "Emoji Meaning." I am not able to add the Table because of the fact that the Unicode Emojis are tripping a filter from Wikipedia with my new account. Thank you!
Emoji | Emoji Name | Snapchat Meaning |
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🔥 | Fire | You and this other snapchatter have communicated via Snapchat for a number of days straight. (This number will reset after 28 Hours) |
💛 | "Gold" Yellow Heart | You and this other snapchatter are each others Top "Best Friend." |
😬 | Grimace | You and this other snapchatter are "Best Friends", and you both share the same Top "Best Friend." |
💕 | Pink Hearts | You and this other snapchatter have been each others Top "Best Friend" for over 2 months straight. |
❤️ | Red Heart | You and this other snapchatter have been each others Top "Best Friend" for over 2 weeks straight. |
😊 | Smile | They are one of your "Best Friends." |
😏 | Smirk | You are their "Best Friend", but they are not your "Best Friend." |
😎 | Sunglasses | You and this other Snapchater are both "Best Friends" with a 3rd Snapchatter. |
Asd1233456 (talk) 20:47, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Friend Emojis". Snapchat.com. Snapchat. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Datbubblegumdoe[talk – contribs] 01:29, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Proposed merger
[edit]I propose to merge the article Geofilters to this article, since "Geofilters" are a feature of Snapchat. LoudLizard (📞 | contribs | ✉) 18:20, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
- Don't merge - That page has nothing to do with Snapchat... Technetium-99 (talk) 19:34, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
- Agreed on not merging that page (Geo-blocking, to which Geofilters redirects) into this article, but perhaps the term “Geofilters” should redirect here instead? I do think Geo-blocking as a concept should be merged with Regional lockout, by the way. —Born2bgratis 23:28, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Don't Merge it doesn't make sense to merge Geofilters since the article isn't actually about Geofilters but geo-blocking. Maybe adding a section on geofilters to the article would be more appropriate? --Cameron11598 (Converse) 02:07, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Massive IP edits
[edit]I have concerns about these edits; they sprang up out of nowhere and are only editing this article. Can we check for a COI? ViperSnake151 Talk 21:14, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Arbitration clause
[edit]@Legaleagle00: I removed the section on the arbitration clause as a violation of WP:NPOV, WP:UNDUE, and WP:BALASPS. Also, it is not encyclopedic to place in every business's article whether or not it has an arbitration clause in its consumer contracts. In general, unless the clause has itself received significant coverage (compare General Mills#Change to legal terms), it should not get a special mention in the article. There was a previous RFC on Dollar Shave Club's arbitration clause which is very informative. RJaguar3 | u | t 07:42, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Death injury legal issues
[edit]How about a section on deaths, injuries, and lawsuits, here's a start: [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.10.211.236 (talk) 13:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
Perhaps more images
[edit]It doesn't seem that a lot of additional text is going to be added to this article, but perhaps some images that don't violate copyright of things such as the stickers and lens graphics, and pictures of the three co-founders could be added at some point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.53.126.77 (talk) 06:21, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
rewrite needed
[edit]This article is written from the viewpoint of business development and fans. I couldn't find points to illustrate the notability, except for the buzz it creates. While it is enough for wiki notability, it is not informative. The history parts are microscopically detailed and need an objective merciless edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Setreset (talk • contribs) 04:33, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2016
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Under the general information on the right of the page on the top, where it states the size of the app, it is 95.7 MB for the App Store for Apple(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/Snapchat/id447188370?mt=8) and 76 MB for Android(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android)
BitWIDGET (talk) 20:49, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
- Done Updated. -- Dane2007 talk 21:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
- ok babe okay I've heard you see if I am go to all these people and to be talking 105.119.8.43 (talk) 18:00, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
Corporate Renaming
[edit]In the business section under Corporate renaming can you change the date from September 22nd 2016 to September 24th 2016. September 24th was the actual date, as listed on https://snap.com/news/, and on the Snap Inc page itself. Cannot make change myself as it is semi protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asgordon (talk • contribs) 04:56, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2016
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124.104.224.186 (talk) 13:11, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
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Logo nominated for deletion at Commons
[edit]File:Snapchat logo.svg and File:Snapchat Logo.png (plus few others) are being nominated for deletion at Commons for the question copyright status related to threshold of originality. See commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Snapchat logo.svg.Ping
@Juneblade:, you seem to edit this article actively. 80.221.159.67 (talk) 03:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
I became fascinated with the Snapchat saga ( the lawsuit, expansion, competition w/ Facebook, etc.,) But honestly I've become rather bored. Don't use Snapchat much, one of the olds. Doubt I will be putting on those shades. I had never edited at Wikipedia before, and was on sick leave during much of the Snapchat contributions. Although I made many mistakes, it's fun, and I hope to do some more w/ other articles, but probably never as much as I did on the Snapchat article. Juneblade
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Add {{FFDC}}
to infobox logo caption? See previous message. 80.221.159.67 (talk) 00:20, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
- Done — Andy W. (talk) 23:43, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
- It is the company's logo which is available on their brand guidelines[1] page for use and wikipedia firmly falls in the guidelines provided on that page. A nomination for deletion shows a lack of even cursory research. Jeffery Thomas 21:34, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
Spectacles are now available online
[edit]Can someone add this to the article, at the end of the "Growth" section? Go to the Edit page to grab the Wikified citation -
On February 20, 2017, Snap Spectacles became available for purchase online.[2]
https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Snapchat#Growth
If you want to add more references, here are many: http://www.techmeme.com/170219/p7#a170219p7
- ^ https://www.snap.com/en-US/brand-guidelines/
- ^ Savvides, Lexy (February 20, 2017). "Finally! Snapchat Users Startled as My AI Chatbot's Story Sparks Confusion". Adweek. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
InternetUser25 (talk) 14:31, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
Just added it to the article.
InternetUser25 (talk) 19:05, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 23 March 2017
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105.112.22.128 (talk) 13:13, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — IVORK Discuss 13:25, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2017
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Warcops (talk) 11:17, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2017
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Adarshpk92 (talk) 13:01, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
the fool ceo of snap chat is make his foolish thought that all indian's are poor and the app is not buil for poor perple like india
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — IVORK Discuss 13:06, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
India uninstalling snapchat
[edit]Why no one mentioned here that after CEO's remark about India, thousands of Indians uninstalled snapchat and gave poor rating in playstore. Company's shares fell by 2% on NYSE. Also, date of the incident mentioned. Scm66188 (talk) 06:01, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Scm66188: We have a section called ""Poor Country" remark" that explains the situation about India. It does not, however, focus on uninstallation, poor ratings or company shares. I found three sources focusing on those, and will write that into the section. :) LocalNet (talk) 06:25, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
Strongly advise revision of lede and article
[edit]The lede currently presents new material, not contained in the article itself. The entire statistic-laden closing paragraph of the lede is a time-sensitive, already dated selection of data from one survey at one point in the product history. It belongs in the main body, with only its general take-home message being lede-worthy. And then, such a summary of the statistics, which is proper material for the lede, must clearly state that its interpretations are "As of (date)…". Good encyclopedic writing never introduces detailed, novel, soon to be passé information in its summary. Le Prof 73.210.155.96 (talk) 15:24, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- Well, you are right. I wasn't here when it was originally written, but I have been thinking about how to remove it from the lead and put it in the article. The lead should actually have a much greater focus on features and functionality, in my opinion. Do you have any suggestions on article placement for the study? LocalNet (talk) 15:32, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for quick reply. No opinion as to where, may require new section or new subsection. Please see in-text note hidden in lead, for full statement of issues here. Otherwise, no opinion on content of lead, except, per policies/guidelines, it must be a standalone summary of (whole of the) article. Cheers, Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 15:47, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- Perhaps §Business and multimedia, §§Demographics, with the whole of this subsection being then summarised in 1-2 sentences in the lede. It is all the more appalling when there is published academic research on demographics, that the Variety-funded survey, reported then in Variety, is the only research summarised in the lede! If you have the time, go to the Variety article, and state the period over which the survey was performed (if published in 2016, it may have been performed over 3 mos. in 2015), and note how the study was designed—see in-text note in lede; how survey participants were chosen, how many there were, what percent queried actually responded, etc. If not discussed/disclosed, this too is statement-worthy. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 15:52, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- There does indeed appear to be a conflict of interest, which I believe is easily reason enough to take it out of the lead. A quick Google search doesn't show any non-Variety sources talking about its study, either. There is also, in my opinion, way too much of a focus on Snapchat's history in the lead (why is information that Evan Spiegel was living at home important)? The lead needs refinements, but unfortunately, fixes won't come in 5 minutes. That said, having taken a quick look at the article itself, it seems overall pretty much okay. That means I can spend most of my focus on the lead. Trimming History, adding info on Features, and shortening info on user demographics, based on actual research, can fix the lead. LocalNet (talk) 16:07, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- Perhaps §Business and multimedia, §§Demographics, with the whole of this subsection being then summarised in 1-2 sentences in the lede. It is all the more appalling when there is published academic research on demographics, that the Variety-funded survey, reported then in Variety, is the only research summarised in the lede! If you have the time, go to the Variety article, and state the period over which the survey was performed (if published in 2016, it may have been performed over 3 mos. in 2015), and note how the study was designed—see in-text note in lede; how survey participants were chosen, how many there were, what percent queried actually responded, etc. If not discussed/disclosed, this too is statement-worthy. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 15:52, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for quick reply. No opinion as to where, may require new section or new subsection. Please see in-text note hidden in lead, for full statement of issues here. Otherwise, no opinion on content of lead, except, per policies/guidelines, it must be a standalone summary of (whole of the) article. Cheers, Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 15:47, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
I went ahead and made a paragraph focusing on development of features, and removed the Variety study altogether. I realize it can be considered a bold edit, but for those who are reading this: I am not done with the article. I will add more info on growth and user demographics, but I need a break right now. :) LocalNet (talk) 17:57, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
- I have now added a summary of Demographics and Growth in the lead. It needs further refinements, but I loathed the top banner and just had to do something about it. This is a major improvement from a banner and missing information, and I will keep making improvements to the article and lead over the coming days/weeks. LocalNet (talk) 19:19, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
No reference to studies that show sexting is minority content
[edit]and what kind of statistical reference is "minority"? Benvhoff (talk) 07:53, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Benvhoff: The "Demographics" section of the article states that "In the study, only 1.6% of respondents reported using Snapchat primarily for sexting, although 14.2% admitted to having sent sexual content via Snapchat at some point". That's a minority-share of its usage forms :) LocalNet (talk) 08:25, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
"Minority" can indicate anything from 49% - 1%. I don't think that is the best way to quote statistics. Benvhoff (talk) 02:07, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
Update of the snapchat emojis
[edit]It seems that Snapchat has added some new emojis in its recent version, like 🌟, 👶, 🎂... I've added the newly released emojis in the emoji subsection. If anyone find any updated ones, please inform me and continue to contribute. THX~ ChenWEI TPT (talk) 22:03, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Hi there. I don't see any other emoji in the source used in that section, and we need updated references to add new information. LocalNet (talk) 14:26, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, could you find the update on snapchat's website? The current edition contains 8 emojis, and there are 2 extra (⌛️ and 🎂) on the list. [1] ChenWEI TPT (talk) 22:03, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Emoji Emoji Name Snapchat Meaning ⌛️ Hourglass Appears next to someone’s name if your Snapstreak is going to end soon. Send each other a Snap (not a Chat) to keep your streak alive 🎂 Birthday Cake It's your friend's birthday – Appears next to your friend's name on the date they entered as their birthday on Snapchat
- ^ Friend Emojis https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/friend-emojis. Retrieved 13/06/2017.
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- You appear to be correct, it is missing updated emoji. However, I must sadly admit that I don't know how to add the emoji to the article. :/ Hopefully somebody else sees this and can help. LocalNet (talk) 15:12, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
- Anyone who reads this discussion can help edit the table in the subsection emoji? In fact if you are authenticated to modify this page, just copy paste the table I wrote above. ChenWEI TPT (talk) 22:03, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Sorry, did not realize I had received a reply! I've added your table into the relevant section, thanks! :) LocalNet (talk) 13:06, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
- Anyone who reads this discussion can help edit the table in the subsection emoji? In fact if you are authenticated to modify this page, just copy paste the table I wrote above. ChenWEI TPT (talk) 22:03, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
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Controversy Section
[edit]The current controversy section should be worked into the subsections sections where applicable. The current controversy organization makes the page's neutral POV questionable. See WP:Criticism GroundFloor (talk) 13:58, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2017
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- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. —KuyaBriBriTalk 15:04, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
Celebrity Emoji?
[edit]Is it worth talking about how celebrities have a unique emoji next to their name? (Similar to twitter check mark)
I added some notes about this to the article but my edits were reverted.
Is there a better approach to explaining this in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayksaakian (talk • contribs) 07:21, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @Hayksaakian: Thank you for coming to the talk page. Let me try to explain. First of all, thank you for contributing! You had sources, you had proper language, you did great! :) However, the sentence preceding the one you added, which currently states "An "Official Stories" designation was added in November 2015 to denote the public stories of notable figures and celebrities, similar to Twitter's "Verified account" program." describes the same information as you added in your edit. The "unique emoji for celebrities" is exactly what the Official Stories does, so I believe it's the same thing. Does that make sense? :) LocalNet (talk) 07:35, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
I guess it makes sense because they serve the same purpose. I was mainly trying to explain what the emoji meant, and why it would be there Hayksaakian (talk) 05:18, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
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Snapchat Redesign Controversy
[edit]With the recent Snapchat design changes which have received massive backlash from users, even from app pioneer Kylie Jenner (Source: Kylie Jenner's Tweet), I believe that a subsection for this major topic should be added to the controversy area. This topic has received large coverage by news companies all over (The Guardian, CNBC, Techcrunch, thus referencing shouldn't be too difficult. aNode (discuss) 05:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
- I'm on it. Aitch & Aitch Aitch (talk) 08:50, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking the initiative man! More background and expansion will definitely be needed, and the references require archiving and templates, but other editors will probably work on that. aNode (discuss) 09:15, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
Evaluation Question
[edit]How did the name snapchat come about? Where did it originate?
All the information in the article was relevant, history, statistics of growth, and core functionality is all stated. Overall the article is not biased, it is very neutral. Facts regarding the app, its different features, and stories about the features can be read in the article. I checked two links and both took me straight to the original source.
Baileyryane (talk) 20:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2018
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At the bottom of the monetization section, add:
On November 13 2018, Snapchat announced the launch of the Snap Store, where they sell Bitmoji merchandise personalized by avatars from users and their friends. Items for sale include shirts, mugs, shower curtains, and phone cases.[1] Purplehippo458 (talk) 10:44, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
'Bold text'Big text
What are filters?
[edit]I don't think the article communicates this clearly in a world where people are shown with cat ears and other funny (to them) additions, as opposed to backgrounds that make people appear to be traveling.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 23:02, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
In order to use filters go to the main camera screen and hit the button next to the capture button. Then a bunch of different filters will pop up where the capture button was. You can slide your finger to the filter you want.
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2020
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In the Controversy section below ""Poor Country" remark" and above ""Snap Map" privacy concerns," add:
Pompliano Lawsuit
In January of 2017, former employee Anthony Pompliano filed a state lawsuit accusing Snapchat of doctoring growth metrics with the intention of deceiving investors. Pompliano claimed that CEO Evan Spiegel was dismissive of his concerns, and that Pompliano was fired shortly thereafter. The judge dropped Pompliano’s claims that Snapchat violated the Dodd-Frank and Consumer Protection Acts in retaliation against him, citing an arbitration clause in his contract. [2] However, Snap Inc. faced blowback over a lack of disclosure regarding the contents of the lawsuit, resulting in plunging stock prices, several class action lawsuits, and Federal investigations.[3]
SaYe3224 (talk) 19:21, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
- Done Thank you for citing your sources.
Also, please try to uphold wikipedia's neutral POV policy. "Pompliano claimed that CEO..." should be "Pompliano said that CEO..." because their credibility of the state is in question.
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References
[edit]- ^ Newton, Casey. "Your Snapchat friendships now have their own profiles — and merchandise". The Verge. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene. "Judge Shuts Down Snapchat Whistleblower's Lawsuit". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq. "Snap's Board Facing Blowback for Not Disclosing Whistle-Blower Lawsuit in IPO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2020
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Please protect this page
[edit]Because Snapchat has recently been politicized by trumps reelection campaign, people are editing the page to attach political statements unrelated to the purpose of this article. Berkinet (talk) 13:04, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Alexa Rank
[edit]Why is the Alexa rank of snapchat.com listed? This is not relevant information, as the Snapchat app itself is popular, and the service runs on the app, not at the Snapchat web address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyrotechniks (talk • contribs) 00:44, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
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Privacy concerns link is now:
https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services#Snapchat 45.48.164.174 (talk) 02:57, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
What happens after 30 days? -After 30 days, any unopened snapchats will automatically be deleted or expire which is the same thing as being opened automatically. Therefore, this will change the user's snapscore. After snaps expire, it will look like all the snapchats have been opened, shown by many unfilled/open boxes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.14.61.35 (talk) 21:17, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
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How to delete the Snapchat account in 2021? Step 1 - Go to Snapchat account Portal Step 2 - Enter your User Name and Password Step 3 - Enter the security code sent to your linked phone number and then click Submit Step 4 - Again enter your username and password and then click confirm to delete your account Rulerofdark (talk) 05:18, 8 June 2021 (UTC) Reference : (previously hosted a spam link)
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Snapchat has many cool filters to choose from. Romijoss (talk) 18:06, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
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In the filters/lenses section, Snap camera is mentioned. This software reached it's end of life in January 2023 and is no longer accessible. Here is the official Snap page confirming it: https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012304217876 Apocthelegend (talk) 01:00, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Request for feedback - March 17 2024
[edit]I recently published a Wikipedia article on Snapchat dysmorphia and noticed this concept was mentioned within this article under the "body image concern" section, so I have linked the new article! I would appreciate any feedback on the Snapchat dysmorphia article. Please reach out if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you! - Jinnyjin123 (talk) 04:57, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
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