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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc and Snap Inc became the latest U.S. companies condemning racial inequality in the United States as violent protests flared up across…
Read More Facebook, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism
Snapchat teams up with Damian Hirst on a new augmented reality experience that allows anyone to make their own ‘Spin art’ at home Snapchat launched…
Read More Snapchat teams up with Damian Hirst to make virtual 'spin art' at home
The Lashed Makeup founder refuels the pregnancy speculation a month after she posted and deleted a sonogram picture, which she claimed to be belonging to…
Read More Blac Chyna Debuts Her Baby Bump on Snapchat After Debunking Pregnancy Rumors
Snapchat’s new ‘lens’ aims to encourage social distancing by projecting augmented reality circles on the ground — but the feature is for ‘educational purposes only’…
Read More Snapchat lens encourages social distancing using augmented reality
Snapchat is working on a ‘deepfake’ feature which will let users add their face to videos. The new tool is called Cameo and will allow…
Read More Snapchat working on 'deepfake' feature which is not as sinister as it sounds
The founder and chief executive of Snap, Evan Spiegel, has defended his Australian supermodel wife Miranda Kerr's views about the purported risk of wireless signals…
Read More Snapchat boss defends wife Miranda Kerr’s phone radiation fears
Snapchat knows how much its users love vomiting rainbows and seeing what they’d look like as the opposite gender — so it plans on giving…
Read More Snapchat spending $1B to give users more of what they love
Snapchat is stepping up the fight against rival services with a new feature allowing users to binge-watch its ‘Creator Shows’ original content. If you’re not…
Read More Snapchat is challenging both Netflix and YouTube with its latest idea
‘It’s hard being a hot chick’: Man uses gender-swapping filter to set up a fake Tinder profile with pictures of himself as a woman named…
Read More Man creates a fake Tinder profile with pictures of himself as a woman
If you’re on social media, it’s more than likely your channels have been swamped with photos of people using Snapchat ’s new gender-changing filters. The…
Read More Snapchat’s gender-swap filter is ‘insensitive’ to trans women, advocate claims
Snapchat has a new feature in the works that will let users tell their friends exactly what they’re up to. It’s called ‘Status’ and it…
Read More Snapchat testing 'Status' feature that tells friends what you're doing
A former Google executive is creating a new company to eliminate the hassles that professional video producers — from sports leagues to YouTube sensations —…
Read More An ex-Google exec wants to make it easier to upload videos
The panicked teen clutches onto the girl while the baying mob of at least 10 thugs pummel him with weapons, inside a takeaway. Wearing a…
Read More Shocking Snapchat video shows youth 'using girl as human shield' as he is battered by gang with weapons
Snapchat rolls out Friendship Profiles, comic book-style Bitmoji Stories and new in-app merchandise Friendship Profiles show photos, videos and other content shared with friends To…
Read More Snapchat launches Friendship Profiles to find old photos and videos
A Snapchat video of a mum apparently allowing her daughter to drink from a bottle of wine has sparked outrage online. The video, which has…
Read More Snapchat video of ‘mum’ feeding toddler ‘wine’ from the bottle sparks outrage
Harper’s Bazaar is launching another channel on Snapchat Discover—but this time it’s all about you! Each week you’ll have the opportunity to be featured on…
Read More You Could Be Featured on Harper's BAZAAR's Snapchat
Is Snapchat down for you? ‘Refresh error’ leaves users unable to send photos and messages On Friday, Snapchat users attempted to login only to find…
Read More Is Snapchat DOWN? ‘Refresh error’ sends users into a frenzy
Snapchat has hired Amazon’s Jeremi Gorman and The Huffington Post’s Jared Grusd to replace chief strategy officer Imran Khan. Advertisers see the hires as a…
Read More Advertisers hope that Snap’s 2 big new hires will turn the business around — but say it’s not going to be easy
Filter vs. no filter: Couple creates genius Snapchat-inspired Halloween costumes in which boyfriend is the ‘before’ shot and girlfriend is the ‘after’ An unidentified couple…
Read More This Snapchat-inspired Halloween couples’ costume is GENIUS
Two years into Snap’s effort to expand the Snapchat app beyond mere mode of communication to a platform for content as well, a new slate…
Read More Listen: Snap Content Chief Nick Bell on Venturing Into Scripted Series
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Read More Snapchat Sets Slate of New Scripted Originals and Docu-Series, Doubling Down on Mobile TV
Snap’s vice president of marketing and brand identity Steve LaBella is leaving the company, Cheddar reported Friday morning. News of the departure comes just one…
Read More Snap’s VP of Marketing Steve LaBella Is Leaving as Company Is Looking to Tweak Messaging
Facebook rips off Snapchat AGAIN with redesigned ‘Nearby Friends’ tool that looks almost identical to Snap Maps Facebook is testing a redesign of its ‘Nearby…
Read More Facebook rips off Snapchat AGAIN with redesigned ‘Nearby Friends’ tool
Snap is adding visual product search to Snapchat to let its users identify products just by capturing them with their phone camera, the company announced…
Read More Snapchat Gets Visual Product Search Powered by Amazon
Anti-semitic users were able to vandalize maps in apps like Snapchat, The Weather Channel, Citybike and StreetEasy Thursday morning, changing the name of New York…
Read More Anti-Semitic Vandals Deface Maps in Snapchat, Weather Channel Apps
Eagle-eyed users of popular apps like Snapchat were stunned to notice that a New York neighbourhood has been changed to a racial slur – sparking…
Read More Snapchat accused of racism over ‘Jewtropolis’ row after map service is hacked
Some of us do it without even thinking anymore: open the Snapchat app, set it to selfie mode, and flip through the growing variety of…
Read More New Study Links Snapchat Filters To Body Dysmorphia
Snapchat source code is LEAKED on developer site GitHub, allowing cyber criminals to trawl through the confidential software The source code was posted by an…
Read More Snapchat source code is LEAKED on developer platform GitHub
More people are wanting surgery to look like their enhanced selfie photo. United States Remember the days when people would bring photos of celebrities to…
Read More 'Snapchat dysmorphia': More people want to look like their doctored selfies
Researchers at Boston University are now reporting a phenomenon they refer to as “Snapchat dysmorphia” and warn that apps that allow the user to “filter”…
Read More ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ Is Trending, App Leading To Plastic Surgery As Users Favor An Edited Appearance