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Snapchat commercial ads affected by Apple changes

Snap shares fell by 25 percent after… She said The owner of the photo messaging app Snapchat says the privacy changes Apple is implementing across iOS devices are hurting the company’s ability to target and measure its digital ads.

The California-based Santa Monica company, which earns the vast majority of its revenue from selling digital ads via the app, said the problem has been exacerbated by global supply chain disruptions and labor shortages that have caused brands to cut back on their advertising spending.

The results of the company, which is the first of the major social media companies to announce its profits, cast a shadow on Facebook and Twitter, which release third-quarter results next week.

Snapchat’s results also caused Facebook shares to fall 6%, Twitter to fall 7%, and Alphabet to fall 3%.

Apple’s privacy updates rolled out widely in June and prevented digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users without their consent.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said Apple’s new ad measurement tool has hampered companies’ ability to measure the performance of their ads, changing many of the ways advertisers have been doing business for decades.

The company added that it expects Apple’s privacy changes and global supply chain disruptions to continue through the fourth quarter. Which is usually the highest profit period for social media companies when brands ramp up marketing for the holiday season.

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Snapchat users reach 306 million

Many of the advertisers who place ads on Snapchat work in the beauty, fashion, and consumer goods industries. The company said supply chain disruptions affected a wide range of advertisers across industries and regions.

Revenue for the third quarter ended September 30 was $1.07 billion. The number of daily active users, a metric that advertisers and investors closely monitor, rose 23 percent annually to 306 million.

The company has worked to attract and retain users by building new features such as the ability to discover restaurants and stores through the map feature. Or play virtual games with friends.

Net loss for the quarter was $72 million. The company expects fourth-quarter revenue to range from $1.16 billion to $1.2 billion. and daily active users between 316 million to 318 million.

Read also: Snapchat launches augmented reality ad creation studio

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