Snapchat not for poor countries like India, Spain: Evan Spiegel
What's the story
An ex Snapchat employee revealed that Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel had once commented that the app was for 'rich people' and that he wasn't interested in expanding to 'poor countries' like Spain and India.
The allegations sprung up from Anthony Pompliano's lawsuit against Snapchat.
He served a brief 3-week stint at Snapchat after being hired from Facebook and subsequently fired.
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