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TikTok rival Snapchat Spotlight crosses 100 mn monthly users in January

Snapchat launched in-app Spotlight has seen the platform growing to over 100 million monthly active users in January

Snapchat permanently bans President Donald Trump over US Capitol attack

Snapchat has decided to permanently ban US President Donald Trump's account over his role in inciting the Capitol violence

As tech giants banish Donald Trump, here's the next big question

Major tech platforms have shown him the door in the wake of his incitement of violence by supporters at the US Capitol on January 6. He's gone from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat even Shopify

Twitter announces integration with Snapchat, to allow sharing tweets

Till date, one had to take a screenshot of the tweet and then share that on the photo-sharing platform Snapchat

Snapchat announces $3.5mn fund to expand support for creators, developers

Photo-messaging app Snapchat on Thursday announced an investment of $3.5 million to expand its support for Augmented Reality (AR) creators and developers on its platform.

Snapchat launches feature 'Spotlight' to take on TikTok, Instagram

Users, who could previously share snaps or stories with friends, can now share them directly to Spotlight and garner more followers

Snapchat co-founders Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy share $2.7 billion windfall

The company reported better-than-expected results as the coronavirus pandemic boosted usage of its app

TikTok, Snapchat preferred more than Instagram by US teens: Report

Snapchat and TikTok are more popular social media apps than Instagram among US teenagers, said a new report

Snapchat testing new feature of snaps with music to take on TikTok

Photo-messaging app Snapchat has started testing a new feature that lets users set their Snaps with music, similar to what Chinese short-video making app TikTok offers

After 'Digital Atmanirbhar' pitch, Indian apps rise up to the challenge

On July 4, four of the top six most downloadable apps were 'made in India' alternatives to TikTok

What does adult entertainment do in the time of social distancing?

Pornhub, which aggregates over 12 million videos, claims traffic has spiked an average of 15-20% daily since lockdowns

'Won't amplify voices inciting racism': Snapchat stops 'promoting' Trump

"Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society and we stand together with all who seek peace, love, equality, and justice in America," Snapchat says in a statement

Snapchat won't promote Trump's account, says he incites 'racial violence'

Snap shares fell 2.4 per cent after the announcement

Twitter working to mimic Snapchat video sharing tool to attract users

Facebook Inc has famously copied innovations from Snap Inc's Snapchat

Tencent sees video games, more ads in Snapchat's future

Games and a newsfeed have not been a part of Snapchat, although the company on Tuesday said it was planning a redesign

Cops turn to kids for Snapchat help

Police officers had to take lessons from their children after the AIB FIR

New Snapchat update to let users share public 'Stories' outside the app

This feature will be going live to users running the redesigned Snapchat app, which also includes test markets like Australia and Canada

Snapchat revenue, user growth convinces investors it can fight Instagram

Daily active users rose 18 percent from a year earlier, reversing a trend of slowing growth

In one tweet, Kylie Jenner wiped out $1.3 billion of Snap's market value

Jenner's tweet was followed late Thursday by one from Maybelline New York, asking its followers if it should stay on the Snapchat platform

1 Year of Snapchat IPO: Frenzy fades as shares up by $1 since going public

A year ago, investors rushed to buy Snap at the $17-a-share IPO price and then drove the price up by an eye-watering 44 per cent in the stock's first day of trading