‘Explode’ App Lets You Send Disappearing Photos in iMessage

The Explode app allows users to send disappearing photos in iMessage -- in a similar way to features on Snapchat and WhatsApp. [Read More]

Snapchat Can Use Images of Your Face in Ads

Snapchat has reserved the right to put its users' faces on ads and personalized sponsored content with its "My Selfie" feature. [Read More]

Police Officer Fired for Using Snapchat Ski Mask Lens Filter

A police officer in Ohio was fired after posting a Snapchat photo of himself using the Ski Mask Lens filter in the app -- a photo the town's mayor says has "troubling racial connotations." [Read More]

Snapchat to Watermark AI-Generated Images

In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images. [Read More]

Samsung Galaxy S24 is First-Ever to Upload HDR Photos on Instagram

The new series of Samsung Galaxy S24 phones will be the first-ever to upload and display HDR photographs on Instagram and Snapchat. [Read More]

In Bid to Stay Relevant, BeReal Rolls Out New Photo Feed of Famous People

BeReal has launched a new feed for photos exclusively of famous people in a bid to stay relevant.

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Snap Will Lay Off One in Five of its Employees This Week [Update: Confirmed]

Snap, the parent company of photo-sharing app Snapchat, is laying off 20 percent of its staff this week, which equates to over 1,000 employees. [Read More]