Snapchat to start charging users to store memories

Snapchat will start imposing fees on the storage of old images and videos kept by the arterial users.

The famous correspondence application allowed users to memorize and store the previously published content in its memories feature in 2016.

But she says that people with more than five GB of memories will now need to pay to keep them available.

The parent company in the application refused to inform the BBC News of the cost of storage plans for users in the United Kingdom, saying that the change only will be made as part of a “gradual global offering”.

The reaction of users to social media was a dismay of the advertisement.

Snap acknowledged that “it is ever easy to move on to receive a service free of charge to paying its price” – but it suggested that it be “worth the cost” for users.

“These changes will allow us to continue investing in making memories better for our entire society”, Snap He said in a blog post Announcing this step.

She said that more than one trillion memories have been rescued by users since it was presented nearly a decade ago.

The feature allows users to save photos and videos in the beginning for 24 hours or less on the platform, as users were asked to re -publish them as a memory or “reflux” at a later time.

Users who have more than 5 GB of memorial memories will be asked to upgrade to a 100 GB storage plan, under changes.

The increasing storage levels will be available for users who pay for Snapchat+ and Snapchat Premium subscriptions more expensive.

The company says it will save 12 months of cache of those who exceed the limit, and users can download the content preserved on their devices.

Spokesman Tell the tech publication techcrunch The initial storage plan with an area of ​​100 GB will be priced at $ 1.99 (1.48 pounds) per month, with 250 GB at a cost of $ 3.99 (2.96 pounds) for Snapchat+.

Snap said in its blog publication that offering his storage plans would not affect the “vast majority of Snapchattters”, who said he had less than 5 GB of memories.

However, this step was criticized by some on social media, as X users share the messages sent by the statute who tell them that they need to pay for storage to keep their photos and videos.

Some say they have used a former Snap storage over many years, which means they have more than 5 GB of data stored on the platform – so now you face great bills.

Others say that forcing them to choose between paying a subscription or losing their memories is “unfair” and “greed” by Snap.

One of them suggested that the free storage is the “only reason” that persevered with them with a less popular application than competing platforms.

Drew, the founder and CEO of the Social Media Consultance Battenhall, believes that all social media platforms will eventually impose a storage fee.

“The way to pay the price of storage on social media is inevitable,” he told BBC News.

“In an era in which we publish less, but we provide more, this is an evolution of messages and social media platforms.”

Company He said in April Snapchat has exceeded 900 million active users per month – while competitors such as Instagram and Tiktok excel over billions, respectively.