> We suggested to them some design changes that we believe would make the platform less addictive and less harmful: [...] 5. Stop deleting posts on Snap’s own servers.
Can someone say the original intent or de-facto use case of Snapchat, and how that's changed over time?
Around the time it started, I heard that it was for adult sexting, with people thinking they could use it to send private selfies that quickly self-destruct. So that (purportedly) the photos can't be retained or spread out of the real-time person-to-person context in which they were shared. (I guess the ghost logo was for "ephemeral".)
And then I vaguely recall hearing that Snapchat changed the feature, or got rid of it.
Can someone say the original intent or de-facto use case of Snapchat, and how that's changed over time?
Around the time it started, I heard that it was for adult sexting, with people thinking they could use it to send private selfies that quickly self-destruct. So that (purportedly) the photos can't be retained or spread out of the real-time person-to-person context in which they were shared. (I guess the ghost logo was for "ephemeral".)
And then I vaguely recall hearing that Snapchat changed the feature, or got rid of it.