SNAP Legal Proceedings

.On November 11, 2021, we, and certain of our officers, were named as defendants in a federal securities class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court Central District of California. The lawsuit was purportedly brought on behalf of purchasers of our Class A common stock. The lawsuit alleges that we and certain of our officers made false or misleading statements and omissions concerning the impact that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework would have on our business. Defendants seek monetary damages and other relief. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the lawsuit, and continue to defend it vigorously, but litigation is inherently uncertain and an unfavorable outcome could seriously harm our business.Beginning on January 20, 2022, we were named as defendants in various federal and state courts by plaintiffs alleging that the design and use of our platform, and those of our competitors, is addictive and harmful to minor users’ mental health. The majority of cases have been consolidated in either a federal Multi-District Litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, or MDL, or a California Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding, or JCCP, pending in the Complex Division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Numerous school districts and other municipalities have filed public nuisance claims based on similar allegations, which also have been consolidated in either the MDL or JCCP, and we have received similar claims in Canada and Israel. The Nevada Attorney General and New Mexico Attorney General have also filed lawsuits against us in their respective state courts making similar allegations. We are also subject to government investigations and inquiries from multiple regulators concerning the use of our products and features, and the alleged mental and physical health and safety impacts on teen users in particular. We believe we have meritorious defenses to these lawsuits, and continue to defend them vigorously, but litigation is inherently uncertain and an unfavorable outcome could seriously harm our business.On October 13, 2022, we were named as a defendant in a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that we should be responsible for the deaths of young people who died from ingesting fatal doses of fentanyl after communicating on Snapchat with drug dealers concerning drug transactions. Other similar lawsuits were filed on behalf of other families, which were coordinated with the first-filed case and assigned to the same judge. On January 2, 2024, the judge granted in part and overruled in part our demurrer to the lawsuit, allowing several of the claims to proceed. We believe we have meritorious defenses to these lawsuits, and plan to continue to defend them vigorously, but litigation is inherently uncertain and an unfavorable outcome could seriously harm our business.53Table of ContentsOn January 16, 2025, the FTC referred a complaint against us to the DOJ that pertains to our deployment of our My AI feature and the allegedly resulting risks of harm to young users. We believe we have meritorious defenses to any legal proceedings that may arise out of this complaint, and plan to continue to defend them vigorously, but any legal proceedings that may arise out of this complaint are inherently uncertain and an unfavorable outcome could seriously harm our business.We are currently involved in, and may in the future be involved in, legal proceedings, claims, inquiries, and investigations in the ordinary course of our business, including claims for infringing intellectual property rights related to our products and the content contributed by our users and partners. Although the results of these proceedings, claims, inquiries, and investigations cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the final outcome of these matters is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Regardless of final outcomes, however, any such proceedings, claims, inquiries, and investigations may nonetheless impose a significant burden on management and employees and may come with costly defense costs or unfavorable preliminary and interim rulings.