A report of fake news had been released this week claiming that Snapchat would be removed from all app stores on November 14th, 2017 due to copyright issues among Facebook and Instagram. In a rut between the company and their consumers, Snapchat Inc. was able to reassure users that the app definitely would not be getting the boot.
A fall day in November started out just like every other day in the community of the internet: with something argumentative happening that rocks the boat in the vast sea that we call social media platforms. As if Snapchat had not been dealing with enough Public Relations issues already, the app's server crashed from the inside out, and thousands of people across the globe reported errors with the app such as being unable to send/receive snaps, being automatically logged out, and the inability to view your friends' stories.
Around 3:45pm, Snapchat Support sent out infortmation regarding their awareness of the issue by tweeting this:
But, it was not until an hour later at 4:39pm, that Snapchat Support sent out another round of information on the crash warning users to not manually log out of their account by tweeting this:
However, multiple users had already tried Snapchat's version of the whole "turn it off and then turn it back on" solution by the time the second tweet was posted...and that, my friends, is when Snapchat users swarmed to Twitter in hopes of expressing their frustrations with others experiencing the same exact problem, bringing a light to the hashtag, #SnapchatDown. I mean, if you can't Snapchat it, the next best thing is to tweet it, right?
Ladies and Gentlemen, pop some popcorn and prepare yourself.
(OH NO.)
(I usually don't play GTA V online very much, but when I have...)
Users can't be faulted for becoming angry with this issue because Snapchat has moved its way up on the totem pole to become one of the largest social networking platforms in the world. According to an article on Business Insider, an estimated 161 million people across the globe use Snapchat on a daily basis. Downdetector.com showed that the two hardest hit areas of the crash were users in Europe and the eastern United States.
(Ouch.)
If you are a Snapchat user or keep up with today's teenage social media craze, you are well aware that Snapchat Streaks (sending Snapchats back and forth between you and another person for a consecutive number of days) have become a pretty serious thing, especially when it comes to them possibly being broken. My best friend and I had a 200 day streak going (*sings* "Started From the Bottom Now We Here") over the entire summer. One day, it unexpectedly snapped, and you know, I'm not going to lie - IT SUCKED.
(Side note: social media moment of silence for all streaks lost and never recovered during this time)
But, don't worry, all is well because Snapchat tweeted moments later that streaks could possibly be saved due to connectivity issues within the app!
Despite all of all the buzz in social media platforms, Snapchat continues to thrive among the others and streaks are able to live once more to 100+ days.
Now, get out there and snap some selfies of you using the puppy dog filter!
