Is Snapchat A Chinese App? Is Snapchat Shutting Down Like TikTok?

Is Snapchat A Chinese App? Is Snapchat Shutting Down Like TikTok?

Is Snapchat A Chinese App? Is Snapchat Shutting Down Like TikTok?

Is Snapchat A Chinese app that steals user’s data?, this viral question has brought a lot of controversy especially for the US users of the app. 

Snapchat is one of the most popular apps used for sharing pictures in the world. In addition to this, it is also one of the most widely used social media platforms in the world. Recent news suggested that it was going to be shut down in 2020. 

Is Snapchat A Chinese App?

The US Senate also launched an investigation into TikTok, there is also a huge security concern about the app. Unlike Snapchat, TikTok was made in China and the US government has accused the app of stealing user’s data including their faces.   

The use of Facial Recognition is also taken as a form of invasion of privacy, TikTok has also been accused of providing the users’ faces to the Chinese government. 

Is Snapchat Shutting Down In The USA Like TikTok?

In simple words, no, the news of the app being shut down was an elaborate hoax and prank by the joke website Channel45News and React2424.

Among these rumors, the one spread by Channel45News was almost 3 years old but resurfaced again as the digital laws between China and the US are once again in tensions. 

The news of the platform going down was just a prank, but it has become global news due to the rumors, some other prank websites have also pushed the ‘news’. 

What Are Other Social Media Apps Made by China are Going To Be Banned In The US?

According to various reports from outlets, the USA is looking to ban many apps including Helo, TikTok among others. The Chinese app TikTok has already been banned in India due to the tensions between India and China. 

To be clear, the app has not yet been banned as of July 9th, 2020. Some other apps that the Senate is looking to ban are UC Browser, Share It, etc. 

Before this, the Trump administration had banned Huwaei and all its mobile phones in the US.

Communications companies in the US were banned from using Huywaei’s technology in 2012 but the company was added to the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List in May 2019.

By the time it was banned in India and the US Senate started trying to ban the app, TikTok had been downloaded over 2 billion times. 

India has banned another 58 apps in addition to TikTok, the USA is also trying to launch investigations into various Chinese apps that they have accused of data theft and insecurity. 

Is Snapchat Safe? 

Every app is different and it all depends on the user how it is used, however, there are certain pitfalls when it comes to social media apps. The messages sent via the platform will self destruct, this has also been taken advantage of by some users. 

Recently some criminals including a Fontana man was arrested for using the app to talk to underage girls to try and use them inappropriately. 

The original app was released in 2011 by Snap Inc. The company is a US-based firm in Santa Monica, California, U.S. 

Snapchat is a US-based app and is not Chinese, the app is actually banned in China as their government does not allow social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and others. 

As per various outlets, all foreign apps are banned in China and the only way to access the apps would be to use a VPN. The Government blocked the server that the foreign apps sue and so they cannot be accessed in China. 

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