Snapchat is not typically a place you’d go to for information about a breaking news story. But the messaging app ran a story on the San Bernardino mass shooting Wednesday, providing its 100+ million users with updates and images from people at the scene.
Snapchat typically runs a Los Angeles local story every day (it also runs one in New York City and London), allowing users to contribute their photos and videos. On Wednesday the network made the San Bernardino story available to everyone in the U.S., a first for Snapchat.
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Besides photos and videos from the scene, the story, which went up hours after the shooting started, brought updates on the developments and statements from the authorities. …
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