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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 12: James Tarkowski of Everton celebrates after his goal stands following a VAR review as Trent Alexander-Arnold and ...

How to disable Snapchat AI on Android and iPhone When Snapchat launched “My AI,” an AI-powered chatbot integrated into the app in 2023, it generated mixed reactions, particularly privacy concerns. While some users appreciate its usefulness, others want to disable the AI for privacy reasons. However, with the feature automatically pinned to the top of the chat screen, users search for ways to delete it or even remove the Snapchat AI filters that come with it. So, whether you are a user who finds the AI features intrusive, a privacy-conscious individual wanting to opt out of the AI, or anyone seeking a cleaner, AI-free Snapchat experience, this article will explain how to disable Snapchat AI and manage your privacy on the app.  It will also cover what the feature does, and why it is controversial. Let’s feast! Key takeaways Users have several reasons for wanting to disable or turn off Snapchat AI, including privacy concerns, lack of control, intrusiveness, and chat feed cluster. Regular Snapchat users can only unpin or clear My AI from their chat feed. It won’t fully delete or disable the AI chatbot or its features. Snapchat+ subscribers have more control, including the ability to permanently remove

... Snapchat, where he proposed they meet up for oral sex for $50. “That's too low,” the child allegedly responded, according to DeAvilla, especially ...

If 85% of digital ads fail to hold our attention for even 2.5 seconds, what chance do brands really have? In a fast-scroll world, especially one dominated by Gen Z’s fragmented, dopamine-driven attention spans, traditional advertising is fast becoming white noise. The challenge isn’t just to be seen—it’s to be remembered. And increasingly, that requires more than visibility. It demands storytelling that sticks. Welcome to the age of multi-format storytelling—an era where brands need to be nimble, relevant and genuinely creative if they want to make it into Gen Z’s daily scroll. This isn’t just a creative imperative—it’s a commercial one. With Gen Z’s global spending power expected to hit a staggering $12 trillion by 2030, according to NielsenIQ, brands not showing up in formats this generation engages with risk becoming invisible. Tapping into Snapchat’s First Story placement allowed Swiggy to enter its users’ most personal digital space. “At Swiggy, we constantly look for moments where culture meets convenience. Tapping into Snapchat’s First Story placement allowed us to enter our users’ most personal digital space, right where they’re most engaged,” said Surbhi Johri, brand marketing at Swiggy. Where ads feel like content, not clutter Gen Z doesn’t want to be

Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing A 14-year-old boy's mother says her son took his own life after becoming a victim of a 'sextortion' scam. On June 10, Caleb Moore, who is from El Dorado, Kansas, began talking to what he thought was a '14-year-old girl' on TikTok before the conversation moved to Snapchat. Caleb's mother, Morgan, says that the person then allegedly sent compromising pictures of herself to Caleb, with the teen sending photographs of himself in return. Following this, the 'girl' then began threatening him and demanded that he give them large amounts of cash or they would leak the photos. Morgan said that they'd 'made him feel like his life was over as he had made this mistake', and Caleb took his own life by shooting himself with a gun in his home. The 14-year-old believed he was speaking to another teen after communicating on TikTok (Kennedy) Morgan says she was informed of her son's death after his father called her, adding: "When I got there Caleb was still alive and breathing but they were unable to resuscitate him so they stopped trying as nothing was working. "He passed away

by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk Tue, July 1st 2025 at 2:11 PM Longtime Boston police sergeant accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old boy (Photo: CNN Newsource/WCVB) ***WARNING: The following article contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.*** (TNND) — A sergeant with the Boston Police Department is facing several charges, including the aggravated rape of a 14-year-old boy he allegedly met on a dating app. Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Paul Downey, 58, became acquainted with the teenager on March 26 on Grindr, according to WCVB. Per the media outlet, Hayden said the two then communicated on Snapchat, which is a social media app, where they talked about "the boy performing a sexual act for $30." They later linked up in a parking lot. Something similar happened on May 11 with the same teen, who was offered $80 for another meetup involving sexual intercourse near the same parking lot near the South Bay mall," WCVB reported, citing the the district attorney's office. The media outlet said Downey appeared in Boston Municipal Court Monday. He was scheduled for an arraignment, but he didn't have a lawyer, so he was held overnight without bail. Other charges include

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Fargo man is facing four counts of Gross Sexual Imposition after allegedly touching and kissing a 14-year-old girl in a school parking lot. Officers were called out to the parking lot of Lewis and Clark Elementary on June 25 around 11:18 p.m. for a report of a suspicious vehicle. According to court documents, 31-year-old Abdallah Al Gburi was in the car, shirtless, and the minor was pulling up her pants. Police reports show that Al Gburi met the minor on Snapchat on June 21 and had been talking over the phone and through Snapchat video calls. The minor told an officer in a conversation away from Al Gburi that she had let him know that she was 14 years old multiple times through Snapchat. Court documents show that the two had met a few times before and that they usually talked and would make out, but no sex ever took place. Police reports do show that the minor told police that touching and grabbing did take place inside the vehicle. In a separate police report, Al Gburi told a police officer that he was with the 14-year-old because “his friend was sick” and

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has accused the owner of the social media platform Snapchat of using "deceptive," addictive features to attract children to the app and not doing enough to protect young users' well-being and privacy. The state made the allegations in a 90-page lawsuit filed against Snap Inc. in Utah's 3rd District Court on Monday, claiming the company has violated state laws on consumer protection and privacy. The complaint aims to stop what the state alleges is "Snap's continued use of deceptive design features that addict children; harm their mental health and well-being; and facilitate illegal drug sales, sexual exploitation, sex trafficking, the distribution of pornography and other unlawful acts." "Snapchat's features facilitate sexual predators and drug dealers' efforts to target and exploit children," said Attorney General Derek Brown, whose office filed suit on behalf of the state's Division of Consumer Protection. "We will continue to do everything in our power to protect Utah kids from exploitation. My office will not be deterred in its efforts to keep children safe online." It's not the first legal action Utah has taken against major social media platforms in recent years, and many of the allegations in this lawsuit — including

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has fired another salvo in its war on social media by filing suit against the internet platform Snapchat. Filed in state court on June 30, the lawsuit alleged that Snapchat is designed to steal time and attention away from teens at the expense of their development, health and welfare. “The well-bring of our children must come before corporate profits,” according to Gov. Spencer Cox. “We won’t sit back while tech companies exploit young users.” The lawsuit -- jointly announced by Cox, Attorney General Derek Brown and Margaret Busse, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce – is the state’s fourth court action against a major social media company, including coordinated lawsuits filed against Meta and TikTok. The court papers charge that Snapchat profits from “… unconscionable design features created to addict children to the app and facilitates illegal drug sales and sextortion.” The Utah lawsuit also criticizes Snapchat's artificial intelligence chatbot, My AI. State officials contend that My AI was still experimental when it was released, lacking proper testing and safety protocols. The chatbot gives misleading and harmful advice to underage users, including how to hide alcohol and drugs or set the mood for

Triple H had plenty to say after WWE Night of Champions—and one of the biggest surprises was the praise he had for CM Punk. Sitting down with Jackie Redmond and Byron Saxton on the post-show panel, Paul Levesque thanked Turki Al-Sheikh and the General Entertainment Authority for hosting the event in Saudi Arabia. But it was his comments about Punk that caught everyone’s attention. Levesque reflected on how much has changed, admitting he never thought he’d see Punk competing in Saudi Arabia for WWE. “If you’d have told me 10 years ago that CM Punk would be here in Saudi for the WWE, I would have thought you’re out of your mind.” But Triple H made it clear—people change, and Punk has evolved. “But people grow, people change, people evolve, and they learn, and they learn a lot in life.” The WWE executive went on to praise Punk for how he handled himself during the trip, including his public apology to the people of Saudi Arabia. “I was privileged to watch him grow as a human being, to step out here and apologize to the people of Saudi, to just cherish where he is at in life and his career