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• Snapchat To Introduce ‘Bitmoji TV’, Fully-Animated Cartoons Starring Users’ Bitmojis
• Google Will No Longer Allow Political Ad Targeting Based On Party Affiliation, Voter Records

  Google has finally weighed on the political ad debate -- a conundrum facing every major tech platform in the run-up to the 2020 election, as they weigh how how to contend with a proliferation of misinformation that was discovered to have been weaponized in the last Presidential contest.

  
• Snapchat Pledges $750,000 To Support AR Influencers In 2020

  As a leader in the user-generated augmented reality space, Snapchat is putting more funds squarely behind influencers in order to generate more AR content for its platform.

  
• Evan Spiegel Says Snapchat Has A Team That Fact-Checks All Political Ads

  While Facebook has committed to allowing all political advertising on its platform, even ads that contain lies, and Twitter has sought to address the conundrum by banning political advertising full-stop, Snapchat is seeking middle ground. 

  
• Digital Star Emma Chamberlain Grows Up In Original Snapchat Series Called ‘Adulting’
• Snapchat Adds 7 Million Daily Active Users In Q3, Looks Ahead To Wearable AR Tech
• Whistle Acquires Elisabeth Murdoch-Founded, Snap-Backed Content Studio ‘Vertical Networks’
• Instagram Reportedly Developing A TikTok Copycat Feature Called ‘Clips’
• Snapchat And Spotify Duet On Direct Share Feature
• Snap Unveils Third Generation Of $380 Spectacles, With Two Cameras To Create AR Effects
• Snapchat Launches Latest Batch Of ‘Creator Shows’ With The Kaplan Twins, Matt Steffanina, Teala Dunn
• Snapchat To Raise $1 Billion In Debt Financing, In Part To Fund Acquisitions