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Why did Snapchat’s CEO upload this bizarre video?

Evan Spiegel is having a moment.

William Turton

Updated on May 28 2021 1:48 pm CDT

Alan Levine/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed

Here’s Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel taking four minutes to explain what Snapchat is. In 240p resolution. Why is this a thing? Who is Spiegel making this video for? Where is he? What inspired him to make a video explaining an app that more than 100 million people use every day? Nobody really knows. The bizarre video was uploaded to Snapchat’s official YouTube channel on Tuesday.

Fun fact did you know: Snapchat is valued at 15 Billion dollars.

Photo via Alan Levine/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed

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William Turton

Once named one of Forbes’ 20 Under 20 and hired as a staff writer for the Daily Dot when he was still a senior in high school, William Turton is a rising tech reporter focusing on information security, hacking culture, and politics. Since leaving the Daily Dot in April 2016, his work has appeared on Gizmodo, the Outline, and Vice News Tonight on HBO.