Snapchat became a huge service based off of one simple slogan: Your pictures disappear. And with that, hundreds of thousands of sexts have been sent over the app, and thousands of those have been saved by recipients and leaked for all to see on the Internet.
The company built itself on this half-true gimmick, which has led users into a false sense of security. While Snapchat does give you a set amount of time to view a photo or video, there are many other apps and tactics (taking a picture of a picture) that people can use to save a Snap. So, the company can't really say those pictures disappear with a 100-percent guarantee. The Federal Trade Commission called out Snapchat on its "deceptive" advertising, and the company just struck a deal with the FTC that allows them to avoid getting fined.
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[via NY Times]
