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Never knew Snapchat was funding magazines! "Real Life is made possible by funding from Snapchat, and we operate with editorial independence and without ads Wo
by Hasz 8y ago
Never knew Snapchat was funding magazines!
"Real Life is made possible by funding from Snapchat, and we operate with editorial independence and without ads
Wonder how that happened.
- clydethefrog 8y agoYou can read all about it in this article: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-snapchat-is-funding-real-life-website-2016-6?international=true&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/why-snapchat-is-funding-real... tl;dr: The editor wrote an interesting essay that caught the attention of Snapchat CEO, which wanted more of this output. What's interesting is that Real Life is highly critical about technology, while you would expect based on the funding a sort of think tank creating pro-tech fluff pieces.
- Hasz 8y agoThank you - interesting story, and a very interesting editor.
- icebraining 8y ago> What's interesting is that Real Life is highly critical about technology, while you would expect based on the funding a sort of think tank creating pro-tech fluff pieces. It's not an uncommon case. Black Mirror even lampooned it back in its second episode (Fifteen Million Merits).