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Bold gold “SNAPPYS” text with a glossy, 3D metallic effect on a black background, featuring small light flares on the letters and a gold outline of the Snapchat ghost logo to the right.

Snapchat unveils The Snappys, its first-ever creator awards show

Hosted by comedian and Snap Star Matt Friend, The Snappys…

A vertical Snapchat “My Subscription” screen promoting creator benefits is centered on a bright yellow 16:9 background, showing blurred creator imagery at the top and white text highlighting perks like direct snaps, private story access, and priority story replies.

Snapchat Creator Subscriptions launch with exclusive content and no ads

Snapchat is rolling out Creator Subscriptions so Snap Stars can…

A smartphone screen displays the Snap Map interface centered on downtown Santa Monica, showing a Bitmoji avatar pinned at a location. Below the map, a panel highlights “Run Club, 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA” with a button labeled “Set Location.” A header above the map reads “Set Location – New Arrival Notification,” illustrating Snapchat’s Arrival Notifications feature that lets users share automatic check‑ins for specific destinations.

Snap Map adds automatic alerts when you reach a destination

Alerts can be one‑time or routine for daily life.

A promotional image featuring four individuals styled in distinct Gucci fashion personas, each framed in vertical card-like designs with rounded corners against a neutral gray background. From left to right: “Principino” in a youthful, princely look; “Incazzata” in a bold red ’60s-inspired coat; “Direttore” in a sharp tailored suit; and “La VIP” in Gucci’s GG monogram ensemble. Each card displays the Gucci logo and persona name, with the Snapchat logo in the top right corner, highlighting the Gucci x Snapchat AI Lens collaboration.

Gucci’s first Sponsored AI Lens goes live

Snapchat users can now embody Gucci’s La Famiglia characters.

Snapchat Family Center screen showing a parent and teen Bitmoji at the top, with a teen profile named Ash, birth date, username, and a list of recent conversations highlighting friends contacted in the past seven days, displayed on a smartphone against a yellow background.

Snapchat adds new tools to help parents manage teen safety

The app won’t show messages, but it will show how…

NY Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at legislation signing event on November 20, 2021 in Queens Borough of New York City. Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation enshrining the Nourish New York program permanently in state law. The signing of this legislation comes just before the Thanksgiving holiday, reaffirming New York's commitment to providing support to those facing food insecurity across the state.

New York will force social media apps to show mental health warning labels

Social media in New York will soon carry cigarette-style mental…

Three smartphone screenshots on a bright yellow background showing Snapchat’s Quick Cut workflow, with the first screen highlighting the Quick Cut option at the top of Memories, the second screen showing multiple photos and videos selected from the camera roll, and the third screen displaying a finished vertical video preview with a chosen template, music track, and editing options before sharing.

Snapchat’s Quick Cut auto-edits your photos and videos into beat-synced reels

Snapchat’s Quick Cut turns casual clips into feed-ready videos.

The image shows a close-up of a smartphone being held by a hand. The phone's screen displays four social media apps on a blue background: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Icons are clearly visible with their distinctive logos and colors - Facebook's blue "f", Messenger's blue and white chat bubble, WhatsApp's green chat bubble with phone icon, and Instagram's colorful camera logo. The status bar shows the time as 16:18, a Bluetooth icon, battery indicator, and mobile network information showing "EE" with Wi-Fi signal. A finger appears to be pointing at or about to tap on one of the apps.

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s begins nationwide

A nationwide ban on under-16 social media use has taken…

A smartphone displaying the logo of Snapchat in the App Store.

Snapchat’s new Topic Chats feature turns trending moments into group discussions

Snapchat tests Topic Chats in the US, Canada and New…

A side-by-side comparison showing a 3D Bitmoji avatar on the left and its 2D 'Comic Bitmoji' counterpart on the right. Both avatars depict the same person wearing a baseball cap and jersey, and they are pointing at each other to highlight the visual difference between the 3D shaded style and the 2D flat-color, comic-book style.

Snapchat brings back 2D Bitmojis, but only for paying subscribers

You can now get a 2D Bitmoji on Snapchat if…

Snap’s Commerce Kit

Snap’s Commerce Kit lets you buy inside AR lenses — here’s what that means

The company previewed shopping features and partner Lenses as it…

The image shows a close-up of a smartphone being held by a hand. The phone's screen displays four social media apps on a blue background: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Icons are clearly visible with their distinctive logos and colors - Facebook's blue "f", Messenger's blue and white chat bubble, WhatsApp's green chat bubble with phone icon, and Instagram's colorful camera logo. The status bar shows the time as 16:18, a Bluetooth icon, battery indicator, and mobile network information showing "EE" with Wi-Fi signal. A finger appears to be pointing at or about to tap on one of the apps.

New York City blames social media for creating a generation of anxious teens

New York City has filed a 327-page lawsuit accusing Facebook,…