As many students use Snapchat as a part of their daily life, it has recently announced some new updates within the app. Snapchat is used for communication by maintaining streaks with close friends and sharing stories. As much as Snapchat can be useful, sometimes it can create a certain social dynamic. Sometimes maintaining a “streak” can cause teens to feel like using snapchat is a daily chore rather than an exciting way to contact friends.

Senior Madison Athur advocated, “I use it everyday and I even pay for a premium subscription. However, it can definitely become excessive over time.”

Snapchat can have very mixed opinions as it becomes more prevalent throughout teenagers’ lives. 

Senior Rylee Petruskie said, “I don’t use Snapchat much and I’d rather text my friends on messages.”

On one hand, some students prefer newer ways of communicating through Snapchat but on the other hand, some stay away from apps like Snapchat and stick to “old” ways of communication such as Imessage. 

Snapchat has recently added some new features and updates to its app. For example, AI features have been added that can be seen in various lenses and filters, video-editing tools, and AI clips. These new features have made Snapchat more interactive and therefore it has attracted more teens and young adults as it can be more interesting and fun-filled. The rising use of Snapchat is highly controversial while it has many standing opinions. Most teens believe that it is a great way to reach out to friends and see what everyone is up to. Others believe that Snapchat has created chores and tasks that can take away from modern ways of communication.