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Snapchat is down right now. Here’s what we know

Snapchat is down. Here's what we know so far about the outage......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 10th, 2022

Newsroom: More Gen Zers Now Use TikTok than Instagram in the US

In 2023, TikTok will surpass Snapchat in total US users   May 11, 2021 (New York, NY) – After explosive user growth in 2019 and 2020, TikTok will reach a […].....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 12th, 2021

Snap to launch a new Creator Marketplace this month, initially focused on Lens Creators

Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators known as Snap.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 6th, 2021

Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash

The parents argued a Snapchat filter encouraged their boys to drive recklessly. Enlarge (credit: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images) The Snapchat speed filter in action. (credit: 9th Circuit opinion)A California federal appeals court has denied lega.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 5th, 2021

Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules

An anonymous reader shares a report: Three young men got into a car in Walworth County, Wis., in May 2017. They were set on driving at rapid speeds down a long, cornfield-lined road -- and sharing their escapade on social media. As the 17-year-old be.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 5th, 2021

Rapchat tunes into $2.3M as its music-making app hits 7M users

YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook’s Instagram have upended the film and TV industries, with a new wave of cinematographers, directors and actors leveraging innovations in technology to create new work and connect directly with bil.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsApr 30th, 2021

Verizon Snapchat AR Experience Taps 5G to Bring Mural Alive

Verizon Snapchat AR Experience Taps 5G to Bring Mural Alive Verizon and Snap –owner of Snapchat — have launched the second Landmarker Lens augmented reality (AR) experience. End users with 5G phones can open Snapchat and use a Landmarker.....»»

Category: telecomSource:  telecompetitorRelated NewsApr 29th, 2021

US teen"s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

The case could determine whether schools can discipline pupils for what they post or say off-campus......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsApr 26th, 2021

County lines gang "recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat"

A boy tells how he replied to an advert on Snapchat and was groomed to sell drugs at the age of 14......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsApr 14th, 2021

Daily Crunch: Zuckerberg defends Facebook over role in Capitol attack

Tech executives face Congress, Spotify gets a redesign and Snapchat is developing a new Remix feature. This is your Daily Crunch for March 25, 2021. The big story: Zuckerberg defends Facebook over role in Capitol attack Facebook’s Mark Zuckerbe.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMar 26th, 2021

Snapchat is developing its own take on TikTok Duets with a new ‘Remix’ feature

One of the challenges that some would-be TikTok rivals have faced is that they often lack the same robust set of content creation tools, like filters, effects, and tools for repurposing others’ content — like TikTok’s Stitch and Due.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMar 25th, 2021

Sources: Lightspeed is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe

Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of DoubleClick and Snapchat, is in the midst of hiring a second London-based investment partner as it looks to put down further ties to Europe,.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2021

Sources: Lightspeed Venture Partners is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe

Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of DoubleClick and Snapchat, is in the midst of hiring a second London-based investment partner as it looks to put down further ties to Europe,.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2021

Not just Facebook: Snap, Unity warn Apple’s tracking change threatens business

Snap shares fell even as company assured investors it will weather the change. Snapchat on an iPhone. (credit: Maurizio Pesce) Social media company Snap (which runs Snapchat) and game development software company Unity have joined Facebook in.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2021

Instagram is realizing it"s not so easy to knock off TikTok

It took less than six months for Instagram's Snapchat clone to catch up to its rival's audience size and be credited with stunting Snapchat's user growth just as the company prepared to make its Wall Street debut in 2017......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2021

Instagram confirms it’s working on a ‘Vertical Stories’ feed

Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2021

Instagram confirms it’s working on a “Vertical Stories” feed

Instagram is developing a new feature that could give its app more of a TikTok-like feel: Vertical Instagram Stories. Today, users browse through Stories through taps and horizontal swipes — a feature Instagram adopted from Snapchat. But now, S.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2021

Snapchat permanently bans President Trump

US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Snapchat, according to a statement by the platform Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 14th, 2021

Snapchat permanently bans President Trump’s account

Quite a bit has happened since Snap announced last week that it was indefinitely locking President Trump’s Snapchat account. But after temporary bans from his Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts as well as a permanent ban from Twitter, Sna.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 14th, 2021

Snap acquires location data startup StreetCred

Snapchat’s parent company Snap has acquired StreetCred, a New York City startup building a platform for location data. Snap confirmed the news to TechCrunch and said the acquisition will result in four StreetCred team members — including co-f.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 11th, 2021

Trump Also Suspended from Snapchat and Twitch, Faces Content Restrictions on Pinterest and...TikTok?

Today MSN published an article listing "Every social media platform Donald Trump is banned from using (so far)." Some excerpts: - Trump was suspended from Snapchat amid the riots on January 6, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill... - On January.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 10th, 2021