Snapchat Don Cause Wahala As Dem Wan Begin Charge People To Keep Old Photos And Videos

Snapchat, one of di most popular social media apps for di world, don trigger serious backlash after dem announce say dem go start to charge users wey dey save old photos and videos for dia “Memories” feature. Since 2016, Snapchat don allow free unlimited storage, but under dis new policy, anybody wey don pass 5GB go need to pay to keep access. Di new subscription go start from $1.99 (about £1.48) monthly for 100GB or $3.99 (about £2.96) for 250GB under Snapchat+ premium service. Snapchat talk say e know say di change go vex people, but dem need am to continue investing for di feature. People wey don pass di limit go get 12 months grace to download dia content before deciding if dem wan pay. Snap say over one trillion Memories don dey saved since di feature begin, showing how popular am be.

But users vex scatter for social media, call di move “greedy” and say Snap betray people trust, especially those wey don gather memories for almost 10 years believing say storage go remain free. Some say dem go just download all dia things and leave di app. Others post warning messages wey dem receive from Snapchat. Expert like Drew Benvie talk say charging for storage no surprise, say na normal way for apps to survive now, as people dey post less publicly and store more privately. Snapchat get about 900 million monthly users, but still dey behind Instagram and TikTok. With wahala for ad revenue and pressure to make money, Snap don dey use subscription like Snapchat+ to bring in cash. Analysts talk say many young people fit adapt, but long-time users now must choose between paying or losing personal memories. As one person post online, Dem wan make we pay to keep our memories. That no be just data, na our life.