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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 “$” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The first generation Snapchat Spectacles, which was basically a pair of smart glasses that would work with the company’s multimedia messaging app, didn’t fare so well on the market. However, the company is apparently not yet ready to give up on the concept despite its past failure. As reported by Variety, Snapchat just recently submitted […]

When it comes to the Real Housewives, Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna are proving that age is just a number. The two castmates from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, showcased just how summer ready they are, as they each posted pictures to their Instagram and Snapchat accounts showcasing their bikini bodies. While the bikini-fest […]

It seems as though the old Kylie Jenner if officially back! Since she gave birth to her first daughter, Stormi, the 20-year-old has broken her silence and re-emerged on all of her social media accounts. Not only that, but Jenner has reportedly been hitting the gym hard as of late. As the Inquisitr reported last […]

Kylie Jenner ignites rumors that she faked her pregnancy after she shared a sweet footage of baby Stormi Webster on her Snapchat, causing some of her followers to speculate that her child with Travis Scott is a lot older than she makes her out to be. According to the Celebrity Insider, the 20-year-old Lip Kit […]

Ever since the Parkland school shooting, parents across the nation have been on high alert to ensure the safety of their children. But one Miami father has taken his efforts a step further. When he found pictures and social media posts of his 18-year-old son, Sean Mesa, posing with guns, he turned the teen’s cell […]

Social media influence and reality TV star Kylie Jenner tanked Snap’s stock value with one tweet about Snapchat. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Jenner posted a tweet saying she is not using the app anymore, and her 24.5 million followers were quick to comment on her sentiments. Jenner made no mention why she stopped using the […]

This year has been filled with changes on Snap, Inc. With their new redesign, they aim to both balance the feature of publishers and the users on one account. However, this new update has left a lot of users with an adjustment period. With the update, Snapchat separated the button for seeing a user’s friends […]

Whenever an app puts out a significant update, users often respond with anger. However, most of the time those users adapt to the update and leave their disdain behind. Unfortunately, for Snapchat, that is not the case. Snapchat recently released one of its biggest updates ever, and users were livid, to say the least. Now […]

A father who appears to pour hot sauce down the pants of a little boy in a video titled “Potty Training 101” was discovered online. The father also appears to put the same hot sauce on the child’s face when he starts crying. The video, which has the caption of “Potty Training 101,” appeared in […]

After a pretty long hiatus from Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter, Kylie Jenner is back in full force! As the Inquisitr reported over the weekend, the 20-year-old makeup mogul gave birth to what she called a “beautiful” and “healthy” baby girl on February 1. This is the lip kit creator’s first child, and as many fans […]

Tragedy struck again on Tuesday as yet another high school shooting rattled the country, and it left a number of people dead in western Kentucky. Early in the morning, shots rang out in Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, and it ended with two 15-year-old students dead and 17 others wounded. Despite sitting in […]

When a man shares a video of his girlfriend dancing in her underwear, he’s already playing a very dangerous game. When you’re a celebrity with a much younger girlfriend playing the same game, the results can be catastrophic. That’s the very recent case for Scott Disick and Sofia Richie as the reality star has posted […]

Facebook is launching a chat app for children under 13. The social media giant is now officially opening up to children. The free app, essentially an enhanced, kid-friendly version of Facebook’s Messenger, hopes to cater to both parents and children. Messenger Kids is meant to be a combination of child-friendly features, safety, and parental control. […]

Police in southern California are on the lookout for a teenager who allegedly abused a kitten and posted the video of the animal abuse on the social media platform Snapchat, BBC News is reporting. Authorities in the SoCal town of Ontario are asking for the public’s help in finding the juvenile, whose name has not […]

Posting impromptu videos to Snapchat and Instagram can be a dangerous thing, as well as going live on Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram. According to Fameolous Daily, Bishop Don Of Black Ink Crew: Chicago has found that out the hard way, by accidentally posting a video that appears to show a woman wearing handcuffs being sexually […]

A Snapchat video sent to a number of people reportedly shows the murder of a Georgia teen who was shot in the back with a rifle outside his workplace. Police in Hall County received information that Talon Lowery, 19, filmed the shooting of Bryan Ramirez, 18, on Snapchat and then disseminated the video to a […]

There are plenty of articles online warning parents of the possible dangers that come with allowing their kids to use Snapchat, an app where users can post short video clips that disappear after 24 hours. Among the list of risks are things like getting kidnapped or sexually assaulted due to them posting their whereabouts, or […]

A Houston couple who allegedly randomly fired shots out of a moving car window in a west Houston neighborhood hit by Hurricane Harvey are in police custody after a multi-agency investigation. The footage of the alleged drive-by in an area flooded by Hurricane Harvey was uploaded to Snapchat allegedly by the suspects themselves. A Reddit […]

The case of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old who lost her life under suspicious circumstances, continues to fascinate the public. As reported by the Inquisitr, an audio engineer has gone viral after analyzing the initial Facebook Live video from the account of Monifah Shelton, featuring Irene Roberts. His analysis resulted in removing extraneous noises to uncover […]

Several male students from a Creston, Iowa, high school were disciplined earlier in the week for posting a KKK-themed photo, where the students were wearing white hoods, burning a cross, and waving a Confederate flag. But was it enough for school officials to suspend the boys for only nine days and dismiss them from the […]

The Department of Children and Families is conducting an investigation after ascertaining that a teacher at a Missouri day care center allegedly duct taped a 4-year-old girl to a chair and posted a picture of the child on Snapchat, according to WFLA. The purported abuse is believed to have taken place in March of this […]

Share prices continue to sink for Snap Inc, the camera company behind the popular Snapchat application, with prices dipping as low as $11.90 on Friday. The company’s share prices have continuously tumbled since its original foray into the marketplace, where they were priced at $17 a share. Based on its dismal performance Friday, the company’s […]

An Ohio man has been arrested after being caught on video allegedly raping a family member. The woman documented the assault in the form of a video and posted it on the social media platform, Snapchat. As WJW-TV (Cleveland) reports, 77-year-old James Allen has been arrested and charged with rape, and he is being held […]

Bella Thorne keeps fans wondering on social media. It doesn’t matter what she’s up to. Whether she’s hanging out with a new guy or sharing a new bikini selfie, her fans want to know what’s going on in her life. Bella is unfiltered on her social media accounts. She uses her Snapchat account to share […]

Cousins North West and Penelope Disick teamed up to celebrate their birthdays with a fun-filled Moana-themed bash on Saturday, June 24, in Los Angeles. The birthday girls wore Polynesian costumes that recalled characters from the popular Disney movie. North West channeled Disney’s animated movie character in a full Hawaiian garb. She wore a printed two-piece […]

Snapchat got an update this week that lets you see a map of where your friends are sharing photos from. Creator Snap Inc. claimed the map offers “a whole new way to explore the world,” but critics have expressed concern that it could put children at risk. Snapchat is one of the most popular apps […]

Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., dipped five percent in trading on Thursday, June 8. This caused Snap shares to its initial public offering price of $17 a share for the first time since the company went public back in March. Also, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel’s net worth has gone down to $3.9 billion, according to […]

The Australian model Miranda Kerr, 34, and the billionaire Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, 26, became officially husband and wife in a private ceremony on Saturday, May 27. The pair tied the knot in a “lavish and classy” ceremony held in the backyard of their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The ceremony was attended only by […]

Snapchat is the sexier version of Facebook. It appeals to teens and young adults rather than moms and cat lovers. It’s also the youthful version of Instagram. That hasn’t stopped both Instagram and Facebook from copying the social media app. Snapchat allows you to send photos and videos, and to make use of its zany […]

Bella Thorne may have taken it too far on social media. The Famous In Love star loves to be close to her fans. She often interacts with them on Twitter. She may have taken it too far with her latest Snapchat post. Bella documented her latest bikini wax appointment that raised eyebrows. https://youtu.be/kPP3sThc1FA The 19-year-old […]