Snapchat’s latest mistake is not showing off its own strength

Snapchat’s redesign has been critiqued for being difficult to find celebrities, such as Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But while that may upset a subset of the world’s Kardashian fans, another mistake is the app now seemingly burying breaking news. 

On Tuesday, a shooting at YouTube HQ left four people injured (three were shot, one hurt their ankle feeling) and the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The news was trending on Twitter and was being shared to Facebook, and while false information was spreading on those social apps, Snapchat provided a verified and close-up look at what was happening in San Bruno, California. But it wasn’t easy to find.  Read more…

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