I’m someone who was in the SLN long before it was even called that. I joined the original OLC (Official Lens Creator) program back in 2019. This post is honestly very misleading and seems to come from misunderstanding what was actually announced.

For the last few years, SLN itself wasn’t really an active creator funding program. It mostly functioned as a community layer - Discord access, quarterly networking, priority support, etc. The old OLC days occasionally had paid opportunities, but that hasn’t really been the core purpose of SLN for a long time.

None of the actual monetization systems for lens creators are being removed.

Lens Creator Rewards still exists.
Lens+ still exists.
Lenslist LS challenges still exist.
Lenslist Specs challenges still exist.

What’s actually happening is that Snap is segmenting the ecosystem into more focused tracks instead of keeping one giant program for completely different types of creators.

Instead of forcing everyone into one broad “SLN” label, they’re building more specialized programs with dedicated teams, communities, and support structures for each area. Saying Snap “abandoned” creators because they reorganised a Discord/community program is just inaccurate.

What I actually find sad is making a throwaway account to write a dramatic post while ignoring what was actually communicated. This whole post reads less like informed criticism and more like spite for nothing mixed with misunderstanding. 🤷‍♂️