SAN FRANCISCO – While ephemeral messaging service Snapchat is one of the toasts of the startup scene, having raised $60 million in funding earlier this summer, it still can’t seem to shake its connection with sexting.
When asked about the company’s stance on sexting on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today, Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel, wouldn’t say what percentage sexting makes up of the 350 million photos shared daily on the app, but he said that the app isn’t the best for people who want to keep their photos under wraps.
“I think that every time I get this question, I have to remind people that Snapchat isn’t a great way to share photos that you might keep safe, or secret, or highly secure, because the recipient can always take a screenshot,” Spiegel said. “And it also turns out that people with a lot of money and time can hack into it to betray your trust.”
Moreover, he said, Snapchat wants to promote positive interactions among its users and keep things positive.
“We don’t want to be a place for people to really share mean secrets,” Spiegel said. “We’re all about self-expression and having fun.”
However, it doesn’t sound like Snapchat’s founders are having all that much fun recently, as they’re currently facing a lawsuit from Reggie Brown, who claims that he came up with the idea for the app, and was forced out of the company. Spiegel declined to comment on the litigation on stage.
