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Snapchat to Charge for Memory Storage: Critics Outraged
10/2/2025
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Story summary
- Snapchat will charge users who store more than 5GB of Memories, starting with a 100GB plan at $1.99.
- Policy takes effect in 12 months and includes 12-month grace to download data before deletion.
- More than one trillion Memories have been saved since the 2016 launch.
- Critics call the move greedy, while experts say it could signal changes for other platforms.
