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Why Snapchat deserves a place in your stack, organic vs. paid newsletter subscribers, and more. April 25, 2022 [Read in browser]( [logo] [sponsor]( Good morning, we’re 4 years old. Stacked Marketer turned four this month, and we’d like to celebrate with you. We’ve lined up some new prizes for readers who share our newsletter… and we think you’re going to love them. Look for the details at the end of today’s newsletter. SNAP Snapchat Ads could be your new acquisition channel [article-image] Hear that? That’s the sound of advertisers snapping. What’s going on: Snapchat’s [Q1 financial report]( reveals that their daily active users increased to 332 million—an 18% year-over-year (YoY) increase. They also grew YoY revenue by 38%, even though advertisers paused ads for a few weeks because of the war in Ukraine. Not only that, [Snapchat is beating Facebook and Twitter]( when it comes to growth. Plug it in: Advertisers are getting a lot of revenue from Snapchat Ads, especially Dynamic Ads. And the platform’s user base continues to grow. That’s good news for you if you’re looking for another acquisition channel to plug into your stack. BUSINESS This new EU law will limit your targeting options Get ready to update those marketing personas… What’s going on: The new [Digital Markets Act]( will become law in 2024, and will limit a number of targeting criteria, including: - Religion - Sexual orientation - Ethnicity - Political affiliation - Ads targeted to minors The Act will also require platforms to be transparent about how they display content to users, and will force them to build alternatives to “systems based on profiling.” In other words, chronological feeds will have to replace algorithms. How will this impact you? It depends. If you’ve been running Facebook Ads, you know [Meta banned similar targeting options last year](, so it’s probably no biggie. On the other hand, the return of chronological feeds could provide a huge boost to organic content. 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