Lesson plan
Snapcodes
Snapcodes are proprietary two-dimensional barcode images used by the social-media platform Snapchat to add friends, open web pages, unlock lenses and perform other in-app actions. Historically, each Snapcode was a yellow square containing a central Ghost logo ringed by black dots that encode a unique identifier, however in late 2022 the Snapcode was updated to be a traditional QR code with a yellow background and black stylised dots, featuring the users Bitmoji avatar instead of the Ghost - these updated Snapcodes link to the web address of the profile directly and can be scanned using any QR Code reader. Scanning the image with the Snapchat camera triggers the associated action, avoiding the need to type usernames or URLs.
Article summary
Snapcodes are proprietary two-dimensional barcode images used by the social-media platform Snapchat to add friends, open web pages, unlock lenses and perform other in-app actions. Historically, each Snapcode was a yellow square containing a central Ghost logo ringed by black dots that encode a unique identifier, however in late 2022 the Snapcode was updated to be a traditional QR code with a yellow background and black stylised dots, featuring the users Bitmoji avatar instead of the Ghost - these updated Snapcodes link to the web address of the profile directly and can be scanned using any QR Code reader. Scanning the image with the Snapchat camera triggers the associated action, avoiding the need to type usernames or URLs.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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