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# Snap Inc. Protests Rile Venice Community on IPO Day
- URL: https://tvrev2beta2.ghost.io/snap-inc-protests-rile-venice-community-ipo-day/
- Published: 2017-03-02T17:20:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T01:39:50.000Z
- Author: John Cassillo
- Tags: Snapchat, Live TV, Livestream, #sqs, #Import 2026-09-03 18:51, Streaming Wars, #inferred-channel

Protests filled parts of Venice, Calif., the home of Snap Inc., on Thursday, coinciding with the company's initial public offering.Snap has called Venice home since 2011, but the self-proclaimed "camera company" has sprawled out across the Los Angeles neighborhood over the course of five and a half years. [BuzzFeed's Alex Kantrowitz recently wrote about](https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/snap-incs-growth-is-pissing-off-its-neighbors?utm%5Fterm=.vrQ7J7bRE&ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io#.wsmx2xQ1z) the conflicts Snap's growth has created with Venice's residents and fellow businesses -- all of which appears to be coming to a head now as the company goes public.Protests [began earlier this week](https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/snaps-neighbors-protest-outside-its-office-days-before-highl?utm%5Fterm=.jkz5354d6&ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io#.lvXMbMPg4), ahead of the IPO. In response, Snap told Kantrowitz that they'd be focusing future growth outside of Venice as a result of the community outrage over corporate sprawl disrupting the character of the smaller, beach-side area.Despite the protests, Snap's IPO has been a success thus far. The stock (NYSE: SNAP) closed up over 40 percent on the day.TVREV collaborator Zach Servideo of Fabric Media captured some of the scene [via Facebook Live](https://www.facebook.com/zservideo/videos/10104770626577900/) earlier on Thursday.

TVREV contributor and [Delmondo](http://delmondo.co/?ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io) CEO Nick Cicero was [live on Cheddar](https://www.facebook.com/delmondo.co/videos/602106256654311/?hc%5Flocation=ufi) earlier today to discuss video trends around Snap, as well as their own video analytics platform.

We'll continue adding to this developing story as the local protests continue.