While Snapchat offers a degree of control over who users can receive pictures and videos from, those opting to take snaps from accounts outside their circle of friends may have noticed an increase in spam messages over the past several weeks. In a blog post today, Snapchat apologized for the so-called snap spam, though remained unhelpful in offering any solution beyond changing privacy settings.
It’s the same sort of unhelpfulness users have come to expect after a similar lack of action was taken in the way of a leak that saw 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers go public. That leak, by the way, has nothing to do with the increase in spam, the company assures. CEO Evan Spiegel tweeted as much to make it abundantly clear.
To curb spam, Snapchat should be targeting spam accounts, but the app currently offers no way to report instances of unsolicited, unwanted messages. Adding the feature into a future build would be a much welcomed measure.
[via Snapchat]
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