Facebook Slingshot

Facebook Slingshot was an instant messaging software application for sharing photos and videos with friends, designed by Facebook. The app was launched on June 18, 2014, for Android and iOS devices.{{Cite web |date=2014-06-18 |title=Facebook's Slingshot: A Prettier, More Desperate Version of Snapchat |url=https://mashable.com/archive/slingshot-hands-on |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Mashable |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Constine |first=Josh |date=2014-06-17 |title=Facebook's Slingshot Challenges Snapchat With 'Reply To Unlock' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/17/facebook-slingshot/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Baldwin |first=Roberto |date=2014-06-17 |title=Facebook Launches Slingshot, its Latest Messaging App |url=https://thenextweb.com/news/facebook-slingshot |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=TNW {{!}} Apps |language=en}}

{{Cite web |last=Hamburger |first=Ellis |date=2014-06-17 |title=Facebook Slingshot is much more than a Snapchat clone |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/17/5817996/facebook-slingshot-app-vs-snapchat |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Facebook's Slingshot is a Snapchat competitor that wants you to snap back |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014-06-17-facebook-slingshot.html |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Engadget |date=17 June 2014 |language=en-US}} The app was discontinued and removed from the app store and Google Play store in December 2015, after Facebook shut down its "Creative Labs" division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-quietly-shuts-down-creative-labs-and-apps/|title=Facebook shuts down Creative Labs, apps|website=CNET|access-date=2016-04-27}}