--- title: Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature... description: Snapchat has turned off the controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after receiving feedback that it can cause anxiety and hurt feelings. The feature... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/snapchat-turns-off-controversial-solar-system-feature-by-default-after-bad-press-4ndktxmva twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press | daily.dev og:description: Snapchat has turned off the controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after receiving feedback that it can cause anxiety and hurt feelings. The feature... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/snapchat-turns-off-controversial-solar-system-feature-by-default-after-bad-press-4ndktxmva og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4NdkTXMVA.png og:image:alt: Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Snapchat has turned off the controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after receiving feedback that it can cause anxiety and hurt feelings. The feature ranked paid subscribers based on their closeness to their Snapchat friends in a 'solar system'. Snap is not removing the feature entirely, but rather turning it off by default to avoid upsetting users who don't want to use it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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