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In February 2023, Snapchat released its ChatGPT-powered chatbot called "My Ai". The chatbot faced criticism from Snapchat users for the way it interacted with users, with some calling the feature "Creepy" and "Terrifying", with it sometimes being caught lying about its capabilities to the users.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Samantha |date=2023-04-27 |title=Snapchat’s new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens and parents |url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/27/tech/snapchat-my-ai-concerns-wellness|website=CNN.com|access-date=2025-09-06 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250505200710/https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/27/tech/snapchat-my-ai-concerns-wellness |archive-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> 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" /> In October 2025, Cybernews reported on methods to bypass the AI's safeguards to get instructions for making a Molotov cocktail, with Snapchat "not [seeing] it as a substantial risk to patch the flaw".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cybernews.com/security/snapchat-chatbot-jailbreak-risk/|title=We tricked Snapchat’s AI, and it told us too much|first=Paulina|last=Okunytė|date=2025-10-16|work=Cybernews|access-date=2025-10-16 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251118143940/https://cybernews.com/security/snapchat-chatbot-jailbreak-risk/ |archive-date=18 Nov 2025}}</ref>

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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219012132/https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage |archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251005060741/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/snapchat-is-going-to-charge-for-storage-heres-how-to-save-your-memories-for-free/ |archive-date=5 Oct 2025}}</ref>