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• Snapchat Lays Off Roughly 100 Staffers For The Second Time This Month
• Chrissy Teigen Becomes Third Major Celeb To Proclaim Snapchat Defection

  Teigen cited Snapchat’s much-despised app redesign as well as an ad that appeared to make light of domestic violence as her reasons for departing.

  
• Cheddar Raises $22 Million, Doubling Valuation, As It Eyes International Expansion

  Cheddar had previously raised $32 million over the course of three funding rounds led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Raine Ventures, and was most recently valued at $85 million.

  
• Rihanna Rebukes Snapchat For Ad Appearing To Make Light Of Domestic Violence

  The ad, for a mobile game called Would You Rather?, features pictures of Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend -- and assailant -- Chris Brown, asking viewers whether they would rather slap Rihanna or punch Brown.

  
• Snapchat Taps New Exec To Oversee Relationships With Influencers, Celebrities
• Bo Burnham Examines Adolescence In Feature Directorial Debut (Trailer)
• Snapchat To Promote Users’ Lens Studios Creations
• Netflix To Add Vertical Preview Videos In App That Function Like Instagram Stories
• Snapchat Reportedly Gearing Up To Lay Off 100 Employees In Largest Round Of Cuts To Date
• Despite Losing Nearly $40 Million On Spectacles, Snapchat Is Reportedly Making New Versions Of Them
• Patreon’s Snapchat-Like Lens Product, After Launching On Mobile Devices, Is Now On The Web Too
• Kylie Jenner Said She Doesn’t Use Snapchat Anymore And Its Stock Fell 3% In A Half-Hour