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Snapchat is getting really serious about voting selfies (CNET News)

2016-04-27
the only way to official eyes meaningful moments in your life is with a selfie one of those moments is voting for president but for some Americans it's illegal to take a photo with a ballot or anywhere inside a polling place snapchat being the ultimate selfie app isn't happy the company filed a 28-page amicus brief in New Hampshire last week to help the ACLU fight the law so now Chad argues that a selfie taken in a voting booth is quote core political speech and that it should be protected by the First Amendment our forefathers would be so proud the brief mentions that a ballot selfie like a campaign button is a way to express support for or against a cause or candidate and that selfies are a uniquely powerful form of political expression the reason you're not allowed to take photos in a polling place in some states is to keep voting a secret and minimize voter fraud through buying and selling but in a world of zero privacy and over sharing snapchat thinks those laws are outdated it's no secret that snapchat wants politics to be a reason people use the app according to snapchat 18 to 24 year olds were more likely to watch recaps of the Democratic debates on snapchat then on TV five minutes is plenty of time to learn more about presidential candidates right
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