"The company announced last week that it is capping users' free Memories storage at 5 gigabytes (GB). Those who have spent the better part of a decade cultivating massive personal archives on the app will now be forced to either export those saved photos and short videos or sign up for one of Snapchat's new Memories storage plans in order to preserve them."
"The promise of free unlimited storage has been a big part of Snapchat's identity. In the U.S., storage plan costs will be $1.99 a month for 100GB of storage, 250GB with a Snapchat+ subscription, or 5TB with Snapchat Platinum. If users exceed the limit but choose not to sign up for a plan, their oldest Snaps will be saved. The most recent ones, however, will be deleted to stay within the storage limit."
""The only reason I have snapchat in my phone is bcs it stores all the memories. i had no idea snapchat would betray us like that," one X user wrote. "Just ordered a usb stick so i can transfer 10 years worth of snapchat memories onto it," another added. An online petition with almost 9,000 signatures at the time of writing dubbed the charge a "memory tax,""
Snapchat will cap free Memories storage at 5GB and require paid plans for larger archives. Users with long personal archives must export saved photos and short videos or subscribe to preserve them. The company will offer 100GB for $1.99/month, 250GB with Snapchat+, and 5TB with Snapchat Platinum in the U.S. When users exceed the limit and do not subscribe, oldest Snaps will be retained while newer ones will be deleted. The change prompted online backlash, including petitions and users exporting memories to external drives. The shift reflects broader trends of subscriptions replacing ownership for digital media and personal data.
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