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"Generative AI models learn the patterns and structure of their input training data and then generate new data that has similar characteristics)."
Their words, not yet tested. privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Based on your region, we may also use information you provide to estimate or infer your age or ask you to verify your age."
Their words, not yet tested. privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If you are the party initiating an arbitration against Snap, you will be responsible for the non-refundable Initial Filing Fee and the non-refundable Administrative Fee."
Their words, not yet tested. terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
How this was checkedPolicy history
Screen recordings submitted to Abouit by users who stated they show cancelling or deleting their own account. Abouit did not record them and cannot verify who made them. Screens are counted by our published method. Submitted recordings are reported evidence: never a receipt, never part of a grade.
No receipt about Snapchat yet. read — waiting for review First look from Germany on 2026-11-09 · privacy policy read 2026-11-12 · terms read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08 · terms of service read 2026-11-12
What we checked in each of the six areas, and what we found there. Not a score: an empty area means not tested yet; "their words" means we quote their documents below but have not tested it. Planet is a seventh row of measured facts from the same first look: what the homepage weighs before any tap, and a CO2e range with its method.
not tested yet
not tested yet
4 receipts waiting for sign-off
3 other domains before any tap
terms: 17,212 words
First look at www.snapchat.com from Germany on 2026-11-09, no click, scroll or consent choice, 13 s · source · SHA-256 7df36e4b1065…
Green claims and their support
How Snapchat's own help pages say you can reach a person, quoted as written on the date given. We did not contact them. Not tested by us; not a score.
None documented in the 2 pages we read. Its contact page could not be read by our reader, so this says nothing about what that page offers.
Pages read: “How do I cancel my subscription to Snapchat+ or Memories+?” (Cancel article · 2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 36a56ed176a2…); “How do I deactivate or delete my Snapchat account?” (Close-account article · 2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 65565e7426fe…)
Contact page: not read: the site's robots.txt or the site itself refused our reader, and we never get around a refusal (page)
The company's own declarations, copied as shown on the date given, with a link to the source and the hash of our archived copy. Not tested by us; not a score.
App Store (US), as the listing showed it
2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 0ac04d8b3cf2…
Google Play (US), as the listing showed it
2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 edd8417da42c…
Google Play Data safety page: not read: the site's robots.txt or the site itself refused our reader, and we never get around a refusal. 2026-11-09 · source
Cancelling, per its help centre: “How do I cancel my subscription to Snapchat+ or Memories+?”. no numbered steps or menu path in the article.
2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 36a56ed176a2…
Closing the account, per its help centre: “How do I deactivate or delete my Snapchat account?”. 7 steps in its longest listed path.
“I want to deactivate or delete my Snapchat account”: 4 steps listed
“I want to deactivate or delete my Snapchat account”: 7 steps listed
“I want to deactivate or delete my Snapchat account”: 4 steps listed
2026-11-09 · source · SHA-256 65565e7426fe…
What an independent analysis of the published app file lists for Snapchat (Android version 14.31.0.56, report of 2026-11-04). A permission says what the app can ask the phone for, not what it does with it. A newer version may differ.
2 tracker SDKs: Google Firebase Analytics · Mapbox
66 permissions, including: microphone RECORD_AUDIO · precise location ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION · location in the background ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION · contacts READ_CONTACTS · screenshot detection DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE · nearby Bluetooth devices BLUETOOTH_SCAN · nearby Wi-Fi devices NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES · advertising ID AD_ID · notifications POST_NOTIFICATIONS
ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID · ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION · ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE · AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS · BADGE_COUNT_READ · BADGE_COUNT_WRITE · BADGE_ICON · BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN · BLUETOOTH_CONNECT · BROADCAST_BADGE · CHANGE_BADGE · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE · CHANGE_WIFI_STATE · DETECT_SCREEN_RECORDING · DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION · FOREGROUND_SERVICE · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE · FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL · GET_ACCOUNTS · HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS · LOCKSCREEN_SHORTCUTS · MANAGE_OWN_CALLS · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS · POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS · PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE · READ_APP_BADGE · READ_APP_INFO · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE · READ_MEDIA_IMAGES · READ_MEDIA_VIDEO · READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED · READ_PHONE_NUMBERS · READ_PHONE_STATE · READ_PROFILE · READ_SETTINGS · READ_SYNC_SETTINGS · READ_SYNC_STATS · RECEIVE_ADM_MESSAGE · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED · UPDATE_BADGE · UPDATE_COUNT · UPDATE_SHORTCUT · UPDATE_STICKER_INDEX · USE_BIOMETRIC · USE_FINGERPRINT · USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT · WAKE_LOCK · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE · WRITE_SETTINGS · WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Source: εxodus Privacy report, read 2026-11-10 · SHA-256 4248a78c05c3…
Commission investigates Snapchat's compliance with child protection rules under the Digital Services Act
“Snapchat may have breached the DSA by exposing minors to grooming attempts and recruitment for criminal purposes, as well as to information about the sale of illegal goods, like drugs, or age-restricted products, such as vapes and alcohol.”
“The Commission suspects that Snapchat's reliance on self-declaration as an age assurance measure is insufficient.”
Status: Formal proceedings opened on this date. An investigation, not a finding.
source · SHA-256 b71a79afc835…
Teens, screens and mental health
“New data from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals a sharp rise in problematic social media use among adolescents, with rates increasing from 7% in 2018 to 11% in 2022.”
“More than 1 in 10 adolescents (11%) showed signs of problematic social media behaviour, struggling to control their use and experiencing negative consequences.”
Status: About social media in general, not about this app alone.
source · SHA-256 739a7be47579…
Peer-reviewed studies about social media in general, not about Snapchat alone. Each is one study: an association in a sample, not proof of cause. Studies do not all agree, and we show one that found the link is small.
Association of Habitual Checking Behaviors on Social Media With Longitudinal Functional Brain Development
“The results of this cohort study suggest that social media checking behaviors in early adolescence may be associated with changes in the brain's sensitivity to social rewards and punishments.”
What kind of evidence: One peer-reviewed study of 169 adolescents with brain scans over three years. An association, not proof of cause.
谁出的钱: US National Institute on Drug Abuse (public money). As listed in the study's Europe PMC record.
source · SHA-256 41e1d2d121dd…
Associations Between Time Spent Using Social Media and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among US Youth
“Adolescents who spend more than 3 hours per day using social media may be at heightened risk for mental health problems, particularly internalizing problems.”
What kind of evidence: One peer-reviewed study of 6,595 US adolescents. An association, not proof of cause. About social media in general.
谁出的钱: US National Institute on Drug Abuse (public money) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (public money). As listed in the study's Europe PMC record.
source · SHA-256 2745bfff6e55…
The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use
“The association we find between digital technology use and adolescent well-being is negative but small, explaining at most 0.4% of the variation in well-being.”
What kind of evidence: One peer-reviewed analysis of 355,358 adolescents. It found the link is small: studies do not all agree.
谁出的钱: The study's Europe PMC record lists no funder. That is not the same as no funding.
source · SHA-256 49dcb05fbba4…
Sentences copied word for word from the latest annual report of the company behind Snapchat. Companies must tell investors what their business depends on.
“A substantial majority of our revenue is generated from third parties advertising on Snapchat.”
Where the money comes from, in the company's own words.
Snap Inc · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-02-05 · source · SHA-256 c605581d4fca…
“Average revenue per user, or ARPU, was $3.62 in Q4 2025 compared to $3.44 in Q4 2024.”
Your time, priced by them: their own average, from their report to investors.
Snap Inc · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-02-05 · source · SHA-256 c605581d4fca…
“If it becomes more difficult for our users to access and use Snapchat, if our users choose not to access or use Snapchat, or if our users choose to use products that do not offer access to Snapchat, our business and user retention, growth, and engagement could be seriously harmed.”
In plain words: when people use it less, the company says its results suffer.
Snap Inc · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-02-05 · source · SHA-256 c605581d4fca…
“Our two co-founders, who serve as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, control over 99% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock, which means they control substantially all outcomes submitted to stockholders.”
They decide how the app works. Users have no vote.
Snap Inc · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-02-05 · source · SHA-256 c605581d4fca…
Snap, Inc. declares spending between €700,000 and €799,999 in a year on lobbying the EU institutions (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025).
People it declares working on this, in full-time equivalents: 3.
这是什么数字: This is the company's own declaration. The register does not audit it, and it covers everything the company does, not this app alone. EU only.
source · SHA-256 8ccac5218263…
Snap Inc. reports spending $240,000 in three months on lobbying the US government (Jul 2026 to Sep 2026).
这是什么数字: This is the company's own quarterly report under US law. It covers everything the company does, not this app alone, and only what the law counts as lobbying.
source (bulk file) · SHA-256 a939ce7b9e84…
Pick a style, then a format. Every card carries its date and a QR code back to this page.
Pick a style, then a format. Every card carries its date and a QR code back to this page.
Whole sentences copied exactly from Snapchat's own documents, grouped by subject. Their words, not yet tested: this is quotation, not a finding, and no jury has looked at it. Each sentence links to the archived copy it came from.
"Generative AI models learn the patterns and structure of their input training data and then generate new data that has similar characteristics)."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Based on your region, we may also use information you provide to estimate or infer your age or ask you to verify your age."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"When you have enabled Family Center, we share information about the connected teen account to the parent or guardian to provide insight about how the account is used, for example, who your Friends are on Snapchat or which friends you may be sharing your location with."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Our Services are directed to individuals 13 years and older."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 or those below the applicable minimum age at which you may use the Services in your state, province, or country if older than 13."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"You must confirm that you are older than that applicable minimum age to create an account and use the Services."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"We may require you to verify your age before you are allowed to use our Services."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 or those below the applicable minimum age at which you may use the Services in your state, province, or country if older than 13."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"You must confirm that you are older than that applicable minimum age to create an account and use the Services."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"We may require you to verify your age before you are allowed to use our Services."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If you are the party initiating an arbitration against Snap, you will be responsible for the non-refundable Initial Filing Fee and the non-refundable Administrative Fee."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"If you are the party initiating an arbitration against Snap, you will be responsible for the non-refundable Initial Filing Fee and the non-refundable Administrative Fee."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"This means that, except for certain types of disputes mentioned in the Arbitration Clause, disputes between us will be resolved by mandatory binding arbitration instead of a proceeding in court, and we both waive the right to participate in a class-action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"Depending on where you live, this may not apply to you and you have the right to opt out of arbitration."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"The details are explained in the Arbitration Clause."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"This means that, except for certain types of disputes mentioned in the Arbitration Clause, disputes between us will be resolved by mandatory binding arbitration instead of a proceeding in court, and we both waive the right to participate in a class-action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Depending on where you live, this may not apply to you and you have the right to opt out of arbitration."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"The details are explained in the Arbitration Clause."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"In some cases, we may also use or share your information to cooperate with law enforcement requests, escalate safety issues to law enforcement, industry partners, or others, or comply with our legal obligations, including to verify the ages of our users."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If you decide to connect your Snapchat account with a third-party app, we will share any additional information associated with your account that you direct us to for the purpose of fulfilling the connection request."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"We share your information with our service providers, who process that information on our behalf."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If we receive a legally valid request, Snap may share the requested information — which can include user content — through one of our EU affiliates, without contesting potential conflicts of law."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"If we receive a legally valid request, Snap may decide to share the requested information - which can include user content - through one of our EU affiliates, without contesting potential conflicts of law."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"If we receive a legally valid request, Snap may share the requested information — which can include user content — through one of our EU affiliates, without contesting potential conflicts of law."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If we receive a legally valid request, Snap may decide to share the requested information - which can include user content - through one of our EU affiliates, without contesting potential conflicts of law."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"You can access, update, and delete your information, decide who can contact you, and download your data from within the Snapchat app."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"In this section we provide you with information on how long we keep your information, why we keep your information, and also highlight how we may need to keep your information to comply with laws, courts, and other obligations."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"Whether we retain your data depends on the specific feature, your settings, and how you’re using the Services."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If we have actual knowledge that you are not, we will cease providing the Services to you and lock or delete your account and your data."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"If we become aware that you are under this age, we will suspend your use of the Services and delete your account and data."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"When you do that, you retain whatever ownership rights in that content you had to begin with."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"If we have actual knowledge that you are not, we will cease providing the Services to you and lock or delete your account and your data."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"If we become aware that you are under this age, we will suspend your use of the Services and delete your account and data."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"When you do that, you retain whatever ownership rights in that content you had to begin with."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"This Policy explains how we collect and use your data and how you can control your information."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"We believe there shouldn’t be any surprises about the data we collect and how we use it — that’s why we’re upfront with how we process it."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"For example, we process your information to provide you a more personalized experience, including to show you content and information that is most relevant to your experience, as well as more relevant advertisements."
privacy policy · read from their site on 2026-11-12
"We, our affiliates, and our third-party partners may place advertising on the Services, including personalized advertising based on the information you provide us, we collect, or we obtain about you."
terms · Internet Archive capture of 2026-11-08
"We, our affiliates, and our third-party partners may place advertising on the Services, including personalized advertising based on the information you provide us, we collect, or we obtain about you."
terms of service · read from their site on 2026-11-12
Changed at some point between the Internet Archive captures of 2026-07-08 and 2026-11-04. Capture 2026-07-08 · Capture 2026-11-04
Changed at some point between the Internet Archive captures of 2026-07-08 and 2026-11-04. Capture 2026-07-08 · Capture 2026-11-04
