13 Kasım 2015 Cuma

People Are Furious That Snapchat Is Charging For Selfie Lenses

Snapchat today began charging its users 99 cents to use some of its popular selfie filters, sparking outrage.

The filters, a relatively new feature, are replaced on a fairly consistent basis. Until now, the popular filters that Snapchat removed in favor of their replacements were inaccessible. Now the company is bringing some back — at a cost.

Some of Snapchat's users were (predictably) enraged, letting the company have it on Twitter:

Snapchat takes a, let's say, different approach on Twitter from most other companies. Instead of ignoring the angry posts or apologizing, the company retweeted them:

Selling selfie lenses, of course, is a good way for Snapchat to make money outside of advertising, introducing an alternative revenue source that will make it a bit easier for the company to justify its multi-billion dollar valuation. Snapchat also offers its users the ability to replay snaps at a cost as well.

According to a report in The Verge, Snapchat will always keep about seven selfie filters for free. It will offer 30 lenses for sale each day as well.



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