Snapchat might be about to make the same mistake as Facebook

As Snapchat opens up its API to developers, Amaury Treguer ponders if the social platform is about to make a big, Facebook-sized mistake.

Snap recently launched a new beta version featuring a tab called “Connected Apps”. The update means third party developers may soon be able to access Snap’s APIs to build social logins.

It works in much in the same way as Facebook does (or perhaps more accurately: did) in allowing users to log in to apps and websites using their Facebook accounts.

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