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Snapchat Map Parodies

Snapchat Map Parodies

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Updated Jun 28, 2017 at 02:06PM EDT by Adam.

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About

Snapchat Map Parodies are spoofs of the recently implemented feature of photo-sharing app Snapchat which allows users to see the physical location of their friends on a map.

Origin

On June 21st, 2017, Snapchat[1] revealed the "Snap Map," a feature which allows users to see the location of their friends on a map by pinching the screen to zoom out. Friends will appear as an avatar called "Actionmoji," which closely resembles a Bitstrips character. The feature is opt-in, meaning it will not be activated unless users choose to activate it.



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In the week following the announcement of the update, users, experts, and parents raised concerns over the implications of the feature with regards to privacy. ABC News[2] ran a segment and posted an article warning that using the map could give strangers information such as your address. The Daily Dot[3] ran an article compiling examples of how the app was inadvertently a tool to discover one's significant other is cheating (shown below).


He won't be the first and he won't be thee last, first victim to fall fatal of the new snapchat update #cheat ethan-heseltine & clo_walshaw Normanton, England Another victim of the new Snapchat update. Can't believe this #cheat @Ben8Davidson A910 Ellie & bendavidsonx Burntisland, Scotland Forth Industr B925

Meanwhile, edgy jokes parodying the app by relating them to real life events began trending on /r/dankmemes. On June 23rd, invalidmustache[4] posted a variation featuring the Columbine shooters that gained over 1,000 points (shown below, left). On the 26th, a version referencing the 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks was posted to /r/MemeEconomy[5] and gained over 500 points. The Daily Dot[6] covered the rise in these jokes as well.


Columbine Hiah School This new snapchat thing is cool and all but what's my boy Ahmed doing in Paris? Summer Fstival Be vre Paris Pride Paris France

Various Examples


ONLY RESPECT @person_respect OMG WHERE HE FLYIN AY 9A TRIBECA World Trade Center on GMA FEATURED tltiC a n Ocean Mor Graduate Caravan FEATURED Cuba Mauritani Senegal Colombia Ecuador Peru Brazil Bolbia 0 o uth tlantrC Paraguay I told y'all n----- Hitler's still alive polaris @texas_hellboy Jun 23 this new snapchat update is crazy Miam Bahamas avana Cuba Santiago de cuba Cayman Islands When you text in the group chat and no one replies, so you check snapchat map and find out they're all together 確 嫡 when you see your friends doing something fun but they didn't invite you Sunday, June 25, 2017 Bro what the f--- are you doing Going for a swim n---- f--- u think my g 1:02

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External References

[1] Snapchat – Introducing Snap Map!

[2] ABC News – Snapchat's new Snap Map feature raises privacy concerns

[3] Daily Dot – New Snapchat map feature is exposing cheaters left and right

[4] Reddit – Dylan Kle🅱old and Eric Harris

[5] Reddit – Thoughts on a possible rise in snapchat map memes?

[6] The Daily Dot – Snapchat’s new map feature has already inspired some truly offensive memes

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