Snapchat

     Social media is a big thing that teenagers seem to spend a lot of time on these days. There are plenty types of social media the biggest that teenagers seem to use the most is Snapchat. Snapchat is a way of communicating with friends by sending selfies and short clips. As of June 2106 snapchat had 150 million people using it every day.
     Teens like to use snap chat for many different reasons. They have said that it is a more entertaining way of communication by taking selfies and talking. Senior Keegan Shuck said the reason he has it is because everyone has it, and it is another form of communication among friends. Many students say that there are drawbacks to it though.
     There are drawbacks to this app like there is with any other app. Teens say that they hate that the snaps disappear in 10 seconds. Sophomore Dominic Nobling said the one drawback of the app is that it uses data. If you are not connected to WiFi then it will use a lot of your data, unlike texting.  They have said that there is always a problem with their snapchats not always sending. Senior Theo Marcy said that the huge drawback of snapchat is people using it badly.
     As snapchat is growing more and more these days with more teens using it, parents are deciding to try it out too. Teens don't really like that parents want to join snapchat as they like their privacy. Teens have said that if their parents join they would never snapchat them. Teens like to have their privacy, which is what snapchat gives them. Sophomore Moriah Hastings said, "I wouldn't care, but I don't like people looking through my stuff without a purpose." Some teens say that they wouldn't like it because they call it is an invasion in their privacy.