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04-10-2017, 08:25 PM
New Snapchat geofilter to lure teen voters in Scotland
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Snapchat has teamed up with the Electoral Commission for the first time to launch a geofilter to encourage young people in Scotland to register to vote.*
SEE ALSO: Devastated Snapchatters talk about the heartbreak of losing a Snapstreak after hundreds of days (http://mashable.com/2017/03/20/breaking-snapstreak-snapchat-streak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The filter is the first of its kind in the UK. It reminds people to register to vote in the council elections on 4 May in Scotland — the first time 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland are eligible to vote.
"Snapchat gives us a fantastic opportunity to reach a typically under-registered audience and let young people in Scotland k**w that they can use their voice in these elections," said Andy O’Neill, Head of the Electoral Commission in Scotland.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/10/snapchat-geofilter-electoral-commission/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Geofilters (http://mashable.com/category/geofilters/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Voters (http://mashable.com/category/voters/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Scotland (http://mashable.com/category/scotland/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Uk (http://mashable.com/category/uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Politics And Government (http://mashable.com/category/politics-and-government/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/c7swZ0qVBks
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Snapchat has teamed up with the Electoral Commission for the first time to launch a geofilter to encourage young people in Scotland to register to vote.*
SEE ALSO: Devastated Snapchatters talk about the heartbreak of losing a Snapstreak after hundreds of days (http://mashable.com/2017/03/20/breaking-snapstreak-snapchat-streak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The filter is the first of its kind in the UK. It reminds people to register to vote in the council elections on 4 May in Scotland — the first time 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland are eligible to vote.
"Snapchat gives us a fantastic opportunity to reach a typically under-registered audience and let young people in Scotland k**w that they can use their voice in these elections," said Andy O’Neill, Head of the Electoral Commission in Scotland.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/10/snapchat-geofilter-electoral-commission/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Geofilters (http://mashable.com/category/geofilters/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Voters (http://mashable.com/category/voters/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Scotland (http://mashable.com/category/scotland/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Uk (http://mashable.com/category/uk/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Politics And Government (http://mashable.com/category/politics-and-government/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/c7swZ0qVBks