Snapchat CEO’s statement about India made everyone furious. There were many reports about Evan Spiegel not being interested in expanding to Spain and India because they were “Poor” countries.
We aren’t sure about its authenticity because the statement didn’t come directly from the CEO but was included in the lawsuit filed by Anthony Pampliano, the ex-employee of Snapchat. Yes, Anthony stated that Spiegel had said so while discussing Snapchat’s growth in a company meeting.
Spiegel’s quote has annoyed everyone because last year, Snapchat enjoyed around 4 million users from India itself.
For Indians, this is a BIG insult. The statement “India is too poor for expansion” hasn’t gone down well with many. Social media is filled with angry comments and many people have even uninstalled the application.
Here’s how Twitter users reacted…
The former employee Anthony Pompliano, 26, has filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc. for allegedly using inaccurate means to calculate metrics like daily active users (DAU) and user retention techniques. According to the article he was let go from the company after he raised concerns of “system failure in Snapchat’s internal controls over its user data”, as mentioned in the lawsuit. According to Economic Times, India is considered as a rapidly growing market with internet penetration expected to grow 2.5 times by 2020. An unverified report from Economic Times, also claimed that the image-messaging app had nearly 4 million users in the country last year.
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