Time to snap ties with Snapchat?

The Snapchat controversy is heating up with Snap. inc— the parent company of short video-clips-based social media platform – denying the statement-”This app is only for rich people. I don’t want to expand into poor countries like India and Spain,” CEO of Snapchat Evan Spiegal had said in 2015.

Former employee Anthony Pompliano, who was fired by Snapchat, claimed Spiegel told him this during a meeting in 2015. Pompliano’s statement has definitely created enough ripples and ruffled quite a few feathers amongst Snapchat’s Indian users and very soon #BoycottSnapchat surfaced on social media, urging users to get unified and to give the app a one-star rating and then uninstall it as a sign of protest.

We all love the filters that Snapchat gives us. Chatting with our friends via pictures and uploading stories to show how your day has been quite hit among the youngsters till Pompliano’s allegations sparked controversy. Even after denial from the company people are not ready to forget and forgive. According to a news report the ratings on the app fell sharply overnight, as netizens rushed to defend their nation without understanding that the statement can be mere allegations that had to be proven in a court of law.

HT City spoke to a few users of the app in the state to know their action and reaction to the hullabaloo...

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By dubbing India poor, Snapchat CEO has humiliated Indians. He should apologise openly and mind his statements in future so that he doesn’t hurt people of any country. We should stop using this app straightway. I urge our youngsters to create our own...

I think this issue is being blown out of proportion. We need to chill. Instead of fighting over a statement made by a foreign businessman, we should debate on issues like poverty, rape and religious intolerance. These are issues that concern real...

A lot of people have reacted on the Snapchat controversy and deactivated their account. The CEO called India a poor country in 2015 and the matter is in the court of law but not coming out openly and denying his statement only shows that Evan Spiegel...

Evan Spiegel is a bad businessman with a poor vision. There are 4 million Indian Snapchat users who are disheartened with this callous remark. The company has also lost credibility amongst its users. Anamika Halder, Scriptwriter

The statement shows immaturity of vision. Being at such a high post, he (CEO Evan Spiegal) should have compassion for all. I believe humble approach always helps in the long run. If the statement is true, then it saddens me as I have used the app and...