Snapchat is one of the platforms social network has the largest number of users today. According to statistics from market research firm Statista as of the end of the second quarter of 2023 Snapchat has about 397 million regular users globally.
Snapchat is a messaging and video sharing application developed by Snap Inc (USA). This application allows users to take photos photos, videos, then send them to friends or upload them to Snapchat as “Stories” where they can only be viewed for a short period of time before automatically disappearing.
< p>The application also provides features such as geotagging, adding color filters to images and videos, along with live chat between users.
One of the outstanding features of Snapchat compared to other free internet messaging applications is that the content of the messages will self-destruct a short time after the recipient has read the content.
Thanks to the feature This self-destructing message Snapchat used to be known as a popular application for sending messages with sexually explicit content because image and video message content sent via Snapchat will automatically be deleted without leaving no trace.
In 2017 Snapchat introduced the “Map” feature (Snap Map). This is a feature that allows users to share their location with friends as well as view their friends’ locations on the application. This feature also helps Snapchat users find nearby friends and explore places more easily.
However, recently many users in Vietnam have discovered the “Map” feature on Snapchat illegal “cow tongue line” appears.
Specifically, when users access the Snapchat application and click on the map feature in normal discovery mode, the user will not notice anything unusual. often. However, when switching to viewing the map in “satellite” mode, users will notice the appearance of an illegal “cow tongue line” in the East Sea.
According to the feedback of many users of the map Items containing illegal “cow tongue sugar” only appeared after Snap Inc released the latest version of Snapchat on Android platforms (on November 1) and iOS (on October 31). Previously, the map on this application did not display the “cow tongue line.
Immediately after the map containing the illegal “cow tongue line” was discovered on Snapchat, there was a wave of boycotts of this application has been widely spread throughout the online community in Vietnam from social networking platforms to online forums.
Most netizens in Vietnam believe that the action of Snap Inc is unacceptable. Many users have called for Snapchat to be removed and stopped using to express their opposition.
This is not the first time netizens in Vietnam have discovered a messaging application that silently inserts The map contains the illegal “cow tongue line.
In 2019, many Vietnamese users also discovered WeChat, one of the most popular free chat and calling applications in China silently inserted the “cow tongue” map.
Netizens in Vietnam also immediately boycotted WeChat, saying that This is an unacceptable action. Meanwhile, many people said they have long stopped using this application originating from China.
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