During the Snap-owned app's pitch to brands at its NewFronts presentation on Wednesday in New York, the company emphasized the value of real-world experiences, or IRL, over social-media scrolling.
Sharing became contrived, and social media as a whole began feeling like an inauthentic version of our lives rather than a source of genuine connection."
It's plastered ads on competitive social media platforms and billboards with its "Less Social Media.
Related storiesSnapchat executives mentioned AI just once during the NewFronts presentation, saying the company had used AI models to build augmented-reality lenses.
Snap is not the only social platform addressing lonelinessSnapchat's war against social media taps into a broader trend.
Persons:
—, Colleen DeCourcy, Cipriani, DeCourcy, TikTok, Dan Whateley, NewFront, Meta's, Mervana Parekh, Snapchat, Patrick Harris, Piper Sandler
Organizations:
Service, Facebook, Meta, Business, NFL, NBA, NBC, Entertainment, Media, Snap's, Acrew, Big Tech
Locations:
New York, Manhattan, Americas