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Justin Trudeau becomes first politician to host Snapchat Live Story
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, on Nov.29. (The Canadian Press via AP/Sean Kilpatrick)
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anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become the first politician to host a Snapchat Live Story, which is a curated slideshow of images and clips from a special event that can be watched via the video and image messaging mobile app.
On Thursday, Trudeau uploaded his trip across Ontario along with a Q&A segment that simulates the situation of a town-hall meeting.
As reported by tempo.co, young Snapchat users from universities and campuses all over Canada were asked to submit questions in the form of snaps to Trudeau’s Q&A story -- questions ranged from foreign policy to the minister’s haircare routine.
(Read also: More Indonesians using Snapchat, leaving Twitter: Survey)
Interestingly enough, Trudeau was asked: “What policy changes should we anticipate with the latest Cabinet shuffle; particularly with foreign policy with the US?” Using the camera’s selfie mode, the Canadian PM replied, “Our new Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has deep connections and contacts with the United States, which is going to help with the incoming new administration.”
Trudeau generously responded to several of the questions in English, and even in French. The Live Story was featured in the app’s Discover section and was available for users to view in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and United Kingdom until Friday, as reported by AdWeek.
(Read also: 10 things to Snapchat if you're a 9-to-5 worker)
Although Snapchat has featured interviews with celebrities, namely Selena Gomez and Kevin Hart, the app has never used it for politics. However, Snapchat’s sponsored features, such as lenses and filters, were used for “promotional purposes” during the election season for candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as said by Digital Trends.
Hence, in the near future, more world leaders will be expected to host Live Stories like Trudeau’s. (mra/kes)
