Sharing snaps with your friends is a fun way to connect.

What Are Shared Stories on Snapchat?

You already know how Snapchat Stories work.

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The social media app is known to add features that improve the overall user experience.

How to Start a Shared Story on Snapchat

That’s all it takes.

Your friends can now add their own snaps to your Shared Story and invite more friends to contribute.

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Here’s how:

That’s how straightforward it is to add a snap to a Shared Story.

The contacts you’ve selected will follow the same process to contribute to your friend’s Shared Story.

How Snapchat Has Made Shared Stories Safe

Snapchat has designed Shared Stories to keep you safe.

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As it forms part of its Stories feature, any Shared Story you upload will disappear after 24 hours.

All content is also moderated through Snapchat’s built-in technology and community review tools.

This forms part of the app’s overall efforts to keep you safe and free from bullying and harassment.

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It’s the reason whySnapchat banned anonymous messaging from third-party appsin March 2022.

Snapchat’s Shared Stories feature makes that possible.

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