Independent guide to Snapchat privacy. We never ask for your password or codes, never read messages and never locate anyone.

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Independent guide to Snapchat privacy. We never ask for your password or codes, never read messages and never locate anyone.

Explainer

Who can see your Snapchat Story?

Short answer

Choose your audience before posting. Changing a setting later may not alter who can see a Snap already in the Story.

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What you need to know

Understand Friends, Custom and public sharing before posting a Story.

Pick the audience

My Story controls commonly include Friends and Custom choices; public Stories are a different publishing surface.
Think before posting

Snapchat says the setting active at posting can persist for that Snap even if the audience setting changes later.
Review actual viewers

For your own Story, swipe up to see the viewer list that Snapchat makes available.

Before posting

Choose the audience for this Story surface.
After changing a setting

Do not assume the change retrospectively narrowed an existing Snap’s audience.
Before sharing again

Verify the intended audience and review your own viewer list for context.

Snapchat Support pages this guide is based on. Product details change, so check them before acting.

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