August 26, 2025 • 4 mins
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Snapchat has been at the center of several major headlines in just the past few days, and if I sound a little breathless, it’s because the news has been pouring in fast. To start, let’s talk about the Wall Street drama. On August 5th, Snap revealed in its Q2 2025 financial report that advertising revenue growth had sharply decelerated, something they blamed on a glitch in their ad platform, the timing of Ramadan, and a handful of technical changes. That honesty did little to assuage investors: Snap’s stock price tumbled over 17 percent the very next day, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance. Since then, at least three separate law firms, including Pomerantz LLP and Levi & Korsinsky, have rushed to announce class action suits against Snap and its leadership, accusing them of making materially misleading statements to investors over the past few months. If you bought Snap shares this year, all the legal alerts suggest you might want to check your inbox—investor loss lawsuits are heating up and deadline reminders are everywhere.
Business-wise, Snap is experiencing a shift in its advertising mix that’s more evolutionary than revolutionary but significant for its future revenue. Data published by WARC shows Snap is doubling down on direct response advertising, which, unlike traditional brand ads, encourages users to click, buy, or sign up then and there. That segment grew a healthy 16 percent year over year in Q3, especially among small and medium-sized businesses, as large brand budgets in tech, entertainment, and retail tightened. Sponsored Snaps—Snap’s answer to easy ad placement—were highlighted by CEO Evan Spiegel as a step towards reaccelerating their brand ad revenue, so expect to see more seamless ads in your feed.
Of course, I can’t ignore the elephant in the room: Snapchat’s aggressive push into generative AI and its attendant data controversy. According to a recent exposé by TACD, Snapchat quietly rolled out a new app setting allowing the company to train its AI models on users’ publicly shared photos, videos, and audio clips, with the default switched to “yes.” Observers call the move exploitative, echoing growing concerns that Snap’s design manipulates teens and young adults into oversharing public content while legal regulation lags years behind. Civic groups warn that new privacy complaints may be slow-walked as regulators play catch-up.
On the safety front, Snap launched its first European Council for Digital Well-Being, inviting teens to share their online experiences, and expanded teen councils in Australia and Europe. The company published new research showing that 80 percent of Gen Z faced at least one online risk last year, but also that more young people are seeking help—Snap is making real efforts here. They also hosted their fourth US Law Enforcement Summit, doubling down on collaboration to combat child exploitation.
And for those who move in marketing or social circles, Snap has recently been named a program partner for the Smarties Unplugged India 2025, flagged on Instagram. Meanwhile, inspiring case studies for brands span industries from retail to travel and pharma, suggesting Snapchat’s ecosystem for ads and AR engagement remains robust.
In summary, the past week for Snapchat has been a cocktail of investor agitation, ad business transformation, regulatory questions over AI and user privacy, and new efforts to foster digital well-being. Every move Snapchat makes right now carries weight, whether in the form of lawsuits or in the algorithms shaping what millions of teens see and share daily.
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Snapchat has been at the center of several major headlines in just the past few days, and if I sound a little breathless, it’s because the news has been pouring in fast. To start, let’s talk about the Wall Street drama. On August 5th, Snap revealed in its Q2 2025 financial report that advertising revenue growth had sharply decelerated, something they blamed on a glitch in their ad platform, the timing of Ramadan, and a handful of technical changes. That honesty did little to assuage investors: Snap’s stock price tumbled over 17 percent the very next day, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance. Since then, at least three separate law firms, including Pomerantz LLP and Levi & Korsinsky, have rushed to announce class action suits against Snap and its leadership, accusing them of making materially misleading statements to investors over the past few months. If you bought Snap shares this year, all the legal alerts suggest you might want to check your inbox—investor loss lawsuits are heating up and deadline reminders are everywhere.
Business-wise, Snap is experiencing a shift in its advertising mix that’s more evolutionary than revolutionary but significant for its future revenue. Data published by WARC shows Snap is doubling down on direct response advertising, which, unlike traditional brand ads, encourages users to click, buy, or sign up then and there. That segment grew a healthy 16 percent year over year in Q3, especially among small and medium-sized businesses, as large brand budgets in tech, entertainment, and retail tightened. Sponsored Snaps—Snap’s answer to easy ad placement—were highlighted by CEO Evan Spiegel as a step towards reaccelerating their brand ad revenue, so expect to see more seamless ads in your feed.
Of course, I can’t ignore the elephant in the room: Snapchat’s aggressive push into generative AI and its attendant data controversy. According to a recent exposé by TACD, Snapchat quietly rolled out a new app setting allowing the company to train its AI models on users’ publicly shared photos, videos, and audio clips, with the default switched to “yes.” Observers call the move exploitative, echoing growing concerns that Snap’s design manipulates teens and young adults into oversharing public content while legal regulation lags years behind. Civic groups warn that new privacy complaints may be slow-walked as regulators play catch-up.
On the safety front, Snap launched its first European Council for Digital Well-Being, inviting teens to share their online experiences, and expanded teen councils in Australia and Europe. The company published new research showing that 80 percent of Gen Z faced at least one online risk last year, but also that more young people are seeking help—Snap is making real efforts here. They also hosted their fourth US Law Enforcement Summit, doubling down on collaboration to combat child exploitation.
And for those who move in marketing or social circles, Snap has recently been named a program partner for the Smarties Unplugged India 2025, flagged on Instagram. Meanwhile, inspiring case studies for brands span industries from retail to travel and pharma, suggesting Snapchat’s ecosystem for ads and AR engagement remains robust.
In summary, the past week for Snapchat has been a cocktail of investor agitation, ad business transformation, regulatory questions over AI and user privacy, and new efforts to foster digital well-being. Every move Snapchat makes right now carries weight, whether in the form of lawsuits or in the algorithms shaping what millions of teens see and share daily.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Snapchat has been at the center of several major headlines
in just the past few days, and if I sound
a little breathless, it's because the news has been pouring
in fast. To start, let's talk about the Wall Street drama.
On August fifth, Snap revealed in its Q two twenty
twenty five financial report that advertising revenue growth had sharply decelerated,
(00:21):
something they blamed on a glitch in their ad platform,
the timing of Ramadan, and a handful of technical changes.
That honesty did little to assuage investors. Snap stock price
tumbled over seventeen percent the very next day, according to
reporting from Yahoo Finance. Since then, at least three separate
law firms, including Pomerant's LP and Levi and Korsinski, have
(00:43):
rushed to announce class action suits against Snap and its leadership,
accusing them of making materially misleading statements to investors over
the past few months. If you bought Snap shares this year,
all the legal alerts suggest you might want to check
your inbox. Investor loss lawsuits are heating up, and deadline
reminders are everywhere. Business Wise, Snap is experiencing a shift
(01:05):
in its advertising mix. That's more evolutionary than revolutionary, but
significant for its future revenue. Data published by Wark shows
Snap is doubling down on direct response advertising, which, unlike
traditional brand ads, encourages users to click buy or sign
up then and there. That segment grew a healthy sixteen
(01:26):
percent year over year in Q three, especially among small
and medium sized businesses, as large brand budgets in tech,
entertainment and retail tightened. Sponsored snaps. Snap's answer to easy
ad placement were highlighted by CEO Evan Spiegel as a
step towards re accelerating their brand ad revenue. So expect
to see more seamless ads in your feed. Of course,
(01:48):
I can't ignore the elephant in the room, Snapchat's aggressive
push into generative AI and its attendant data controversy. According
to a recent expose by tac D, Snapchat quiet rolled
out a new app setting allowing the company to train
its AI models on users publicly shared photos, videos, and
audio clips with the default switched to yes. Observers call
(02:11):
the move exploitative, echoing growing concerns that Snap's design manipulates
teams and young adults into oversharing public content, while legal
regulation lags years behind civic groups warned that new privacy
complaints may be slow walked as regulators play catch up
on the safety front. Snap launched its first European Council
(02:31):
for Digital well Being, inviting teams to share their online experiences,
and expanded team councils in Australia and Europe. The company
published new research showing that eighty percent of gen z
faced at least one online risk last year, but also
that more young people are seeking help. Snap is making
real efforts here. They also hosted their fourth US Law
(02:55):
Enforcement Summit, doubling down on collaboration to combat child exploitation
and for those who move in marketing or social circles.
Snap has recently been named a program partner for the
Smarties Unplugged India twenty twenty five, flagged on Instagram, meanwhile,
inspiring case studies for brands span industries from retail to
(03:15):
travel and pharma, suggesting Snapchat's ecosystem for ads in ar
engagement remains robust. In summary, the past week for Snapchat
has been a cocktail of investor agitation, AD business transformation,
regulatory questions over AI and user privacy, and new efforts
to foster digital well being. Every move Snapchat makes right
(03:37):
now carries weight, whether in the form of lawsuits or
in the algorithms shaping what millions of teens see and
share daily. And that is it for today. Make sure
you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update
on Snapchat. Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
(03:59):
or search the term io snap wherever you listen.
Snapchat has been at the center of several major headlines
in just the past few days, and if I sound
a little breathless, it's because the news has been pouring
in fast. To start, let's talk about the Wall Street drama.
On August fifth, Snap revealed in its Q two twenty
twenty five financial report that advertising revenue growth had sharply decelerated,
(00:21):
something they blamed on a glitch in their ad platform,
the timing of Ramadan, and a handful of technical changes.
That honesty did little to assuage investors. Snap stock price
tumbled over seventeen percent the very next day, according to
reporting from Yahoo Finance. Since then, at least three separate
law firms, including Pomerant's LP and Levi and Korsinski, have
(00:43):
rushed to announce class action suits against Snap and its leadership,
accusing them of making materially misleading statements to investors over
the past few months. If you bought Snap shares this year,
all the legal alerts suggest you might want to check
your inbox. Investor loss lawsuits are heating up, and deadline
reminders are everywhere. Business Wise, Snap is experiencing a shift
(01:05):
in its advertising mix. That's more evolutionary than revolutionary, but
significant for its future revenue. Data published by Wark shows
Snap is doubling down on direct response advertising, which, unlike
traditional brand ads, encourages users to click buy or sign
up then and there. That segment grew a healthy sixteen
(01:26):
percent year over year in Q three, especially among small
and medium sized businesses, as large brand budgets in tech,
entertainment and retail tightened. Sponsored snaps. Snap's answer to easy
ad placement were highlighted by CEO Evan Spiegel as a
step towards re accelerating their brand ad revenue. So expect
to see more seamless ads in your feed. Of course,
(01:48):
I can't ignore the elephant in the room, Snapchat's aggressive
push into generative AI and its attendant data controversy. According
to a recent expose by tac D, Snapchat quiet rolled
out a new app setting allowing the company to train
its AI models on users publicly shared photos, videos, and
audio clips with the default switched to yes. Observers call
(02:11):
the move exploitative, echoing growing concerns that Snap's design manipulates
teams and young adults into oversharing public content, while legal
regulation lags years behind civic groups warned that new privacy
complaints may be slow walked as regulators play catch up
on the safety front. Snap launched its first European Council
(02:31):
for Digital well Being, inviting teams to share their online experiences,
and expanded team councils in Australia and Europe. The company
published new research showing that eighty percent of gen z
faced at least one online risk last year, but also
that more young people are seeking help. Snap is making
real efforts here. They also hosted their fourth US Law
(02:55):
Enforcement Summit, doubling down on collaboration to combat child exploitation
and for those who move in marketing or social circles.
Snap has recently been named a program partner for the
Smarties Unplugged India twenty twenty five, flagged on Instagram, meanwhile,
inspiring case studies for brands span industries from retail to
(03:15):
travel and pharma, suggesting Snapchat's ecosystem for ads in ar
engagement remains robust. In summary, the past week for Snapchat
has been a cocktail of investor agitation, AD business transformation,
regulatory questions over AI and user privacy, and new efforts
to foster digital well being. Every move Snapchat makes right
(03:37):
now carries weight, whether in the form of lawsuits or
in the algorithms shaping what millions of teens see and
share daily. And that is it for today. Make sure
you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update
on Snapchat. Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot ai
(03:59):
or search the term io snap wherever you listen.
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