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'''[[Wikipedia:Snapchat|Snapchat]]''' is a social media and camera app founded in 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-snapchat|title=History of Snapchat: Timeline and Facts|first=Brian|last=O'Connell|date=2020-02-28|work=TheStreet|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229102412/https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-snapchat|archive-date=2024-12-29|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, Snapchat would become a publicly traded company in the New York stock exchange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/snapchat-snap-open-trading-price-stock-ipo-first-day.html|title=Snap closes up 44% after rollicking IPO |first=Anita|last=Balakrishnan|work=CNBC|date=2017-03-02|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317223648/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/snapchat-snap-open-trading-price-stock-ipo-first-day.html|archive-date=2025-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''[[Wikipedia:Snapchat|Snapchat]]''' is a social media and camera app founded in 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-snapchat|title=History of Snapchat: Timeline and Facts|first=Brian|last=O'Connell|date=2020-02-28|work=TheStreet|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229102412/https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-snapchat|archive-date=2024-12-29|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, Snapchat would become a publicly traded company in the New York stock exchange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/snapchat-snap-open-trading-price-stock-ipo-first-day.html|title=Snap closes up 44% after rollicking IPO |first=Anita|last=Balakrishnan|work=CNBC|date=2017-03-02|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317223648/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/snapchat-snap-open-trading-price-stock-ipo-first-day.html|archive-date=2025-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Consumer impact summary==
==Consumer impact summary==
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
====Freedom====
* User Freedom
Users can request access to their user data and the deletion of their account through the app, though users will be redirected to https://accounts.snapchat.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012305371156-How-do-I-download-my-data-from-Snapchat|title=How do I download my data from Snapchat?|work=Snapchat Support|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412105026/https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012305371156-How-do-I-download-my-data-from-Snapchat|archive-date=2025-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref> Users will have 30 days to reactivate a deactivated account, though after 180 days the account is permanently deleted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012328360596-How-do-I-deactivate-or-delete-my-Snapchat-account|title=How do I deactivate or delete my Snapchat account?|work=Snapchat Support|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421224309/https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012328360596-How-do-I-deactivate-or-delete-my-Snapchat-account|archive-date=2025-04-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
* User Privacy
* Business Model
* Market Control}}


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====Privacy====
==Incidents==
Messages or snaps between two users can be set to delete after 24 hours, 7 days, or never.<ref name="snapsupport">{{Cite web|url=https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012334940948-When-does-Snapchat-delete-Snaps-and-Chats|title=When does Snapchat delete Snaps and Chats?|work=Snapchat Support|access-date=2025-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424222812/https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012334940948-When-does-Snapchat-delete-Snaps-and-Chats|archive-date=2025-04-24|url-status=live}}</ref> Unopened "one-on-one" snaps are deleted from servers after 31 days of being sent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012328490644-Can-I-request-a-copy-of-a-Snap|title=Can I request a copy of a Snap?|work=Snapchat Support|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421224300/https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012328490644-Can-I-request-a-copy-of-a-Snap|archive-date=2025-04-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Images or videos posted as stories expire after 24 hours, but public "My Stories" can be kept on servers for up to 30 days to help "personalize your experience on Snapchat".<ref name="snapsupport" />
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====Business model====
Snapchat makes most of their revenue from advertisements, with ads making up $1.37 billion of Q3 2024 revenue.<ref name="invest">{{Cite web|url=https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/061915/how-snapchat-makes-money.asp|title=How Snapchat Makes Money|first=Matthew|last=Johnston|date=2024-12-05|work=Investopedia|access-date=2025-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404093313/https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/061915/how-snapchat-makes-money.asp|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>


If the company has various incidents listed and/or this page is getting too long, create subsections linking to each incident while linking to the main article and including a short summary. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates.
In 2022, Snapchat introduced a subscription service called "Snapchat+" for $4 a month or $40 a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/snapchat-plus-price-features-subscription/|title=Is Snapchat+ worth it? What you need to know before subscribing|first1=Elyse|last1=Betters|first2=Jesse|last2=Lennox|date=2024-06-26|work=Pocket Lint|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126100742/https://www.pocket-lint.com/snapchat-plus-price-features-subscription/|archive-date=2025-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2025, a "platinum" tier was introduced for $14.99 a month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/article-type/news/snapchat-introduces-ad-free-platinum-tier-will-subscribers-pay-the-price|title=Snapchat Introduces Ad-Free Platinum Tier—Will Subscribers Pay the Price?|first=Kathleen|last=Sexton|date=2025-02-03|work=Subscription Insider|access-date=2025-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407170731/https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/article-type/news/snapchat-introduces-ad-free-platinum-tier-will-subscribers-pay-the-price|archive-date=2025-04-07|url-status=live}}</ref>


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====Market control====
As of April 2024, Snapchat has roughly 800 million monthly users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatsthebigdata.com/social-media-statistics/|title=Global Social Media Statistics 2024 by Age, Platform, Country|date=2024-05-17|work=What's the Big Data|access-date=2025-04-23|author=GilPress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131160909/https://whatsthebigdata.com/social-media-statistics/|archive-date=2025-01-31|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2024, 60% of Snapchat's revenue came from North America and 18% from Europe.<ref name="invest" /> In March 2025, Snapchat was reported on having an active user index of 27.7, being behind Messenger, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|title=Global social media Statistics|work=DataReportal|access-date=2025-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422052738/https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|archive-date=2025-04-22|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Data breaches===
==Incidents==
===Data breach (''2014'')===
In January 2014, Snapchat experienced a data breach that exposed the usernames and partial phone numbers of 4.6 million users through an API exploit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.epic.org/2014/01/snapchat-data-breach-exposes-4.html|title=Snapchat Data Breach Exposes 4.6 Million Usernames|date=2014-01-02|work=Epic|access-date=2025-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212024420/https://archive.epic.org/2014/01/snapchat-data-breach-exposes-4.html|archive-date=2025-02-12|url-status=live}}</ref> A couple days after the breach, Snapchat updated the app to allow users to opt-out of linking phone numbers to their usernames through the "find friends" function of the app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.databreachtoday.com/snapchat-updates-security-after-breach-a-6368|title=Snapchat Updates Security After Breach|first=Jeffery|last=Roman|date=2014-01-10|work=Data Breach Today|access-date=2025-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224192448/https://www.databreachtoday.com/snapchat-updates-security-after-breach-a-6368|archive-date=2024-02-24|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Privacy concerns===
===Privacy concerns===


====Snapchat Maps====
====Snapchat Maps (''2017'')====
In June 2017, a new feature called "Maps" was released that showed users where their friends were while using the app.<ref name="GSC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns|title=Snapchat's new map feature raises fears of stalking and bullying|first=Olivia|last=Solon|work=TheGuardian|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214100959/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns|archive-date=2025-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref> This feature was from the acquisition of the company Zenly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/|title=Snapchat acquires social map app Zenly for $250M to $350M|first=Josh|last=Constine|date=2017-06-21|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227173128/https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/|archive-date=2024-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Many feared the feature would be used in stalking and many child safety groups were wary, with one stating "we would encourage users not to share their location, especially with people they don’t know in person".<ref name="GSC" />
In June 2017, a new feature called "Maps" was released that showed users where their friends were while using the app.<ref name="GSC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns|title=Snapchat's new map feature raises fears of stalking and bullying|first=Olivia|last=Solon|work=TheGuardian|date=2017-06-23|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214100959/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/23/snapchat-maps-privacy-safety-concerns|archive-date=2025-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref> This feature was from the acquisition of the company Zenly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/|title=Snapchat acquires social map app Zenly for $250M to $350M|first=Josh|last=Constine|date=2017-06-21|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227173128/https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/|archive-date=2024-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Many feared the feature would be used in stalking and many child safety groups were wary, with one stating "we would encourage users not to share their location, especially with people they don’t know in person".<ref name="GSC" />