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How to Get Your Photos and Data Out of Snapchat

It's not quite #deleteFacebook, but there's also a growing movement to wipe Snapchat from smartphones. The company's poorly received redesign, combined with an offensive ad that recently appeared in the app, have pushed more people to abandon Snapchat entirely—including your favorite … Read More

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Snapchat’s new Explore feature makes Maps a social experience

Snapchat recently announced it would be updating Snap Map to bring you notifications of what your friends (and Snapchat itself) are up to. This is one of Snapchat's steps towards becoming more of a social network, as opposed to a person-to-person photo-sharing app. As reported by The Verge, you … Read …

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Chrissy Teigen leaves Snapchat; Snap Inc.’s numbers reportedly fall

The Wall Street Journal reported that after Rihanna's post, the market value of Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, lost about $800 million. In February, Jenner said she no longer opens the app. Around the time of her tweet, Snap Inc. had its shares fall. Reuters reported at the …

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Chrissy Teigen quits Snapchat, driving down Snap shares

Meanwhile, Teigen's exit from Snapchat came a week after pop star Rihanna called out the social-media platform on its rival Instagram for allowing an ad that promoted domestic violence. The ad asked users if they'd rather “Slap Rihanna” or “Punch Chris Brown” — a reference to Brown's 2009 … Read More

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Why Chrissy Teigen quit Snapchat

With so many celebrities speaking out against Snapchat, the app is in serious danger. The day after Kylie, 20, stated that she does 'not even open Snapchat anymore' on Twitter, the app's stock dropped six per cent. The total loss was estimated to be between $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion. …

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Police: Oneonta pair posted ‘inappropriate’ videos of disabled residents on Snapchat

ONEONTA, N.Y. — Two employees of a facility for people with developmental disabilities are accused of posting "inappropriate" videos of residents on Snapchat, according to New York State Police. Troopers said Sharon A. McDowall, 20, and Julianne C. Carbone, 22, were taking Snapchat videos of … Read More

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Snapchat Powers Up Its Game & Development Capabilities with PlayCanvas Acquisition

With the its recent acquisition of 3D gaming engine PlayCanvas, Snapchat parent Snap, Inc. appears to be preparing a challenge to the existing players in the world of game development, particularly in terms of augmented and virtual reality gaming. The acquisition appears to have taken place last year … Read More

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Snapchat stock plummets after Chrissy Teigen announces departure from the app

Just hours after Chrissy Teigen announced on Sunday that she's quit Snapchat, the app's stock value plummeted yet again. On Twitter, Teigen explained she's decided to quit the app thanks to the controversial redesign, the fact that her fans say they can no longer find her updates, and because of …

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Chrissy Teigen Is Breaking Up with Snapchat

On Saturday, the prolific social media star wrote on Twitter that she has stopped using the app for two reasons: First, like Kylie Jenner before her, Teigen found the controversial interface update difficult to navigate, and she was sick of the "constant complaints of people not being able to find …

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The 3 Reasons Chrissy Teigen Decided to Leave Snapchat

Over the weekend, Chrissy Teigen — model, cookbook author, wife to John Legend and noted viral Twitter commentator — took to Twitter to talk about another form of social media. Specifically, she wanted to explain why she wasn't using Snapchat anymore. “The update, the constant complaints of … Read More