Snapchat wants to be your source of headline news, too


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 19 Sep 2019

Snapchat could be working on a tool that would separate news content from entertainment content. — AFP Relaxnews

On Sept 17, The Information reported that Snapchat has a dedicated news section in the works for the app so that users won't have to dig through entertainment content to see what's breaking in the world.

Though Snapchat has already taken a shot at being users' source of news as well as their entertainment, that Discover section is so saturated with entertainment content that news tabs were difficult to locate. To make it easier for Snapchatters to see what's breaking in the world in real-time, the company is purportedly developing a dedicated news tab.

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