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The business of feeds

Social media feeds drive advertising revenue by keeping eyeballs glued to screens. When feeds get clogged with repetitive artificial intelligence videos, users leave. By cleaning up Spotlight, Snap is protecting its core business model and ensuring advertisers reach real people who care about genuine content.

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