Snapchat to
eliminate local stories in cities
Snapchat is removing
local stories from the app. The decision means laying off about 15 people,
Bloomberg reported Wednesday.*
“A small number of
local Story curator positions were eliminated in our Los Angeles and New York ******s, as the result of changes to our
local Story Coverage,”
Snapchat said in a statement to Bloomberg. “We’re thankful for the contributions from these team members.”
Local
stories were feeds of photos and videos curated from and shown in particular cities, including New York and Los Angeles. On Wednesday, the New York story was still available and featured videos from a fundraising event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.*
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