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Snapchat users also complained about the My AI chatbot being pinned to the top of their chat feed and not being able to remove it unless they subscribed to Snapchat+ for $3.99 per month.<ref name=":0" />

===Paywall existing memories (''2025'')===

On September 26, 2025, Snapchat announced an update to their Memories feature that required users to pay for Snapchat+ (100GB, 250GB) or Snapchat Premium (5TB) if their memories exceed 5GB after 12 months of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage|title=Introducing Memories Storage Plans|date=2025-09-26|work=Snapchat Newsroom|access-date=2025-10-05}}</ref> When news broke on X, user @asoiaf_266AC commented, "Nobody is paying rent for their own photos"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/asoiaf_266ac/status/1973823894852436439|title=This is how you turn loyal users into ex-users. Nobody is paying rent for their own photos.|author=@asoiaf_266AC|date=2025-10-02|work=X|access-date=2025-10-05|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0IAyL|archive-date=2025-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref>, with user @imSatyrn saying, "i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/imsatyrn/status/1973872325541179542|author=@imSatyrn|work=X|date=2025-10-02|title=i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it 💔|access-date=2025-10-05|archive-url=https://archive.ph/S8ZSE|archive-date=2025-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref> To circumvent this change, there have been guides posted online on how to request your memories through an account data request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/snapchat-is-going-to-charge-for-storage-heres-how-to-save-your-memories-for-free/|title=Snapchat is going to charge for storage — here’s how to save your Memories for free|first=Aisha|last=Malik|date=2025-10-02|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-10-05}}</ref>

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 Snapchat users also complained about the My AI chatbot being pinned to the top of their chat feed and not being able to remove it unless they subscribed to Snapchat+ for $3.99 per month.<ref name=":0" />
+===Paywall existing memories (''2025'')===
+On September 26, 2025, Snapchat announced an update to their Memories feature that required users to pay for Snapchat+ (100GB, 250GB) or Snapchat Premium (5TB) if their memories exceed 5GB after 12 months of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage|title=Introducing Memories Storage Plans|date=2025-09-26|work=Snapchat Newsroom|access-date=2025-10-05}}</ref> When news broke on X, user @asoiaf_266AC commented, "Nobody is paying rent for their own photos"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/asoiaf_266ac/status/1973823894852436439|title=This is how you turn loyal users into ex-users. Nobody is paying rent for their own photos.|author=@asoiaf_266AC|date=2025-10-02|work=X|access-date=2025-10-05|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0IAyL|archive-date=2025-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref>, with user @imSatyrn saying, "i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/imsatyrn/status/1973872325541179542|author=@imSatyrn|work=X|date=2025-10-02|title=i literally have photos and videos of relatives and pets that passed away on there. that's why i don't wanna get rid of it 💔|access-date=2025-10-05|archive-url=https://archive.ph/S8ZSE|archive-date=2025-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref> To circumvent this change, there have been guides posted online on how to request your memories through an account data request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/snapchat-is-going-to-charge-for-storage-heres-how-to-save-your-memories-for-free/|title=Snapchat is going to charge for storage — here’s how to save your Memories for free|first=Aisha|last=Malik|date=2025-10-02|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-10-05}}</ref>
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