The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters -- forcing presidential candidates to turn to Snapchat instead. As a result, the number of subscribers to Trump's Snapchat account tripled in eight months, easily reaching 1.5 million. "I'm sure we can do better on the internet," Biden himself admitted during an interview shared on Snapchat two weeks ago, from his home in Delaware. Trump's team also posts videos openly mocking his opponents gaffes on Snapchat that are then shared on a massive scale. Between 300,000 and 500,000 Snapchat turn 18 per month.

Source: Daily Nation May 27, 2020 03:22 UTC