Snapchat

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Snapchat is a social media and camera app founded in 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy. In March 2017, Snapchat would become a publicly traded company in the New York stock exchange.

Snapchat

Basic information
Founded	2011
Legal structure	Public
Industry	Social media
Official website	https://snapchat.com

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Consumer impact summary

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• User Freedom
• User Privacy
• Business Model
• Market Control

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Privacy concerns

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Products

• Spectacles (2016-2024): Augmentive Reality (AR) glasses.
  • Spectacles (2016)
  • Spectacles (2021)
  • Spectacles (2024)
• Pixy (2022): In 2024, the device was recalled due to a faulty battery.

See also

• Instagram

External links

• Pixy
• Spectacles