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Open source intelligence investigation of Snapchat

Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc.. In 2022, the number of daily active users is about 363 million, and an average of 5 billion Snaps are created every day.Users can share photos of their daily lives, record videos, play with AR filters, add text and featured stickers, and send content to their friends list on the app. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients.

Here is a flow chart of Snapchat accounts for open source intelligence investigation. It will help your thinking of Snapchat's open source intelligence investigation clearer.

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Snapchat open source intelligence investigation methods
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