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Snapchat Apologizes For Juneteenth Filter That Prompted Users To Smile To Break Chains

Snapchat Apologizes For Juneteenth Filter That Prompted Users To Smile To Break Chains

Snapchat’s Juneteenth filter, which prompted users of the social media app to smile to cause a graphic of chains to break in the background of the image, was removed after the filter was widely criticized on social media, CNN reported on Friday. The company issued a statement apologizing for releasing the filter after it was […]

3y ago

Britney Spears Gets Goofy With Sam Asghari On World Mental Health Day

Britney Spears Gets Goofy With Sam Asghari On World Mental Health Day

By using Instagram, Britney Spears and her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, demonstrated the effects of Snapchat filters during World Mental Health Day. The couple goofed around with the app after which time the pop princess and her man found the ideal way to have fun and laugh, which is a stress reliever like no other. After […]

4y ago

Young Voters Are Dumping Bernie Sanders At A Rapid Rate, New Poll Finds, But Snapchat Users Still Backing Him

Young Voters Are Dumping Bernie Sanders At A Rapid Rate, New Poll Finds, But Snapchat Users Still Backing Him

When he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, Vermont Senator and self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders relied heavily on a base of young voters — between the ages of 18 and 29 years old — for the support that allowed him to mount a surprising primary challenge to eventual nominee Hillary Clinton. […]

5y ago

South Carolina Teen Posts Snapchat Pic Holding Gun, Sign Containing Racial Slur, Faces Expulsion From School

South Carolina Teen Posts Snapchat Pic Holding Gun, Sign Containing Racial Slur, Faces Expulsion From School

A South Carolina teenager is facing expulsion from school for posting a picture on the social media platform Snapchat in which she displayed a gun and held a sign with a racial slur, Yahoo News is reporting. On Tuesday, school officials at Hillcrest High School in Greenville County became aware of a Snapchat post from […]

5y ago

Snapchat Launches Multi-Player Games Platform Called Snap Games

Snapchat Launches Multi-Player Games Platform Called Snap Games

Not sure what to do on Snapchat in between chats and stories? Why not check out their Snap Games function which was newly released. According to Tech Crunch, Snapchat’s games platform will be a new revenue stream for the social media giant. This gives users the ability to play real-time, multiplayer games against their friends. […]

5y ago

Selena Gomez Slams Snapchat’s Eye Color-Changing Filters

Selena Gomez Slams Snapchat’s Eye Color-Changing Filters

Selena Gomez has kept a relatively low profile on social media in recent months, and it may in part be due to some beef she has with at least one of the popular platforms. According to The Blast, the singer took to her Instagram account last night to air her grievances with the filters provided […]

5y ago

Nina Dobrev Hijacks Superfan’s Phone And Takes A Cleavage Pic Before Sending It To Fan’s Mom On Snapchat

Nina Dobrev Hijacks Superfan’s Phone And Takes A Cleavage Pic Before Sending It To Fan’s Mom On Snapchat

Have you ever pinched your friend’s phone, taken a funny — or inappropriate — pic, and sent it to one of their friends on Snapchat? Now, imagine if it was Nina Dobrev who did this with your phone. This is exactly what actress Nina Dobrev did recently to a superfan of hers, according to Glamour. […]

5y ago

Bodies Found In New Mexico Identified As Missing Teens In Snapchat Beatdown Video

Bodies Found In New Mexico Identified As Missing Teens In Snapchat Beatdown Video

After being missing for more than two weeks, the bodies of missing New Mexico teens, Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed Lateef, 14, have been found. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identities after the bodies were located over the weekend at the mesa area west of Rio Rancho. Of course, for the families […]

5y ago

Google Reveals 2018’s Most Searched Questions

Google Reveals 2018’s Most Searched Questions

It appears that in 2018, people were hoping to get rich quick, learn how to perform the Fortnite victory dances, and register then vote in an election. As part of its annual “Year in Search” series, Google has released its list of 2018’s most trending search topics that begin with the phrase “How to…” It’s […]

5y ago

Snapchat Creates New Scripted Shows

Snapchat Creates New Scripted Shows

Snapchat is trying something new in order to appeal to users, CNN is reporting. The app, while overall successful with 188 million daily active users, is still struggling with losing out to other apps, such as Facebook and Instagram. Snapchat has experienced their first drop in daily use this past quarter, and this could be […]

5y ago

Katie Couric Shares Makeup Free Selfie On Instagram To Help Fight Against ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’

Katie Couric Shares Makeup Free Selfie On Instagram To Help Fight Against ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’

Katie Couric is getting real with her Instagram followers in her latest snapshot. Yesterday, the 61-year-old took the opportunity to share a photo of herself after a long day in bed. But instead of sugar coating the image and adding a filter to it, the former Today Show host left the photo unfiltered, proving that […]

5y ago

Millennials Getting Plastic Surgery To Look Like Snapchat Filters

Millennials Getting Plastic Surgery To Look Like Snapchat Filters

As social media platforms like Snapchat, FaceTune, and Instagram add more and more filters to their repertoire, plastic surgeons are seeing a rise in younger and younger clients. According to The Independent, Millennials are getting plastic surgery to look like selfie filters. While most filters have unicorn horns or cat ears, these social platforms also […]

5y ago

Twitter Hammered, Shares Plummet As They Fight Fake Accounts And Spam

Twitter Hammered, Shares Plummet As They Fight Fake Accounts And Spam

It’s been a bad week for social media this week, with Twitter Inc. taking a hard hit on the nose in the way of both the loss of active users and plummeting shares. The social media site’s stocks sold off this morning after they announced the loss of an estimated 1 million users during the […]

5y ago

Snapchat Is Shutting Down Its Snapcash Payment Feature

Snapchat Is Shutting Down Its Snapcash Payment Feature

In 2014, Snapchat announced it would be incorporating a peer-to-peer payment feature into its mobile messaging/photo sharing application called Snapcash. The new feature would allow users of the app to link their bank or debit card information in order to send and receive money by using the currency symbol. The user would simply type “$” […]

5y ago

Three Charged Over Profane Snapchat Video Of Dying Stroke Patient

Three Charged Over Profane Snapchat Video Of Dying Stroke Patient

Three employees at a senior living center face charges over a Snapchat video that allegedly shows them disregarding a dying 76-year old patient after a stroke. The recording, which the police say was titled “The End,” features Jordan Lanah Bruce, 21, Mya Janai Moss, 21, and Lizeth Jocelyn Cervantes Ramirez, 19, who were all charged […]

5y ago

Snapchat Will Soon Delve Into Gaming

Snapchat Will Soon Delve Into Gaming

Sources at Snapchat have told journalists at TechCrunch that they are further exploring a new area of ideas. Innovative as always, Snap has set its eyes on the gaming industry. Hoping to appeal to younger audiences, those at the company have already pitched this idea to various developers a little over two weeks ago, according […]

5y ago

Missouri Waitress, Air Force Reservist Fired From Both Jobs After Posting ‘N****r Hunting’ Video

Missouri Waitress, Air Force Reservist Fired From Both Jobs After Posting ‘N****r Hunting’ Video

A Missouri waitress and Air Force reservist has been fired from both of her jobs after a video of her making racist statements went viral, the New York Daily News is reporting. Tabitha “Tabbie” Duncan, 20, had recently signed up for the Air Force, as the Inquisitr reported last week. Not long afterwards, however, a […]

5y ago

Teens Turning Away From Facebook, Pew Research Center Finds

Teens Turning Away From Facebook, Pew Research Center Finds

In the view of teenagers, it’s definitely “your father’s Facebook,” a recent Pew Research Center report released Thursday finds. In a survey conducted between March 7 to April 10, 51 percent of teenagers ages 13-17 said they regularly use Facebook, compared to more than 70 percent in a similar 2014-2015 survey, the center reported. According […]

5y ago

Instagram’s Rolling Out A Mute Button To Help Users Control Their Feeds

Instagram’s Rolling Out A Mute Button To Help Users Control Their Feeds

Controlling your Instagram feed is about to get a whole lot easier. The social media platform announced a new feature they plan to roll out in the coming weeks that will allow users to remove specific accounts’ stories and posts from their Instagram feeds. It’s been a perk Facebook has been offering to its members […]

6y ago

Snap Spectacles V2 Are Faster, Water Resistant Wearable Tech That Reportedly Offer Better Quality

Snap Spectacles V2 Are Faster, Water Resistant Wearable Tech That Reportedly Offer Better Quality

Snapchat creator Snap, Inc. is taking another shot at Spectacles, the company’s sunglasses that double as a wearable camera. The first iteration of the social gadget created a strong buzz before it faded away as owners stopped using them. The updated version is slightly more expensive but addresses many of the issues that caused the […]

6y ago

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