The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against Snap Inc., the company behind the Snapchat application, to the Department of Justice. This decision was made during a closed meeting where the commission voted 3-0-2 in favor of issuing a statement about the referral. Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson were noted as absent from the vote, with Commissioner Ferguson providing an individual statement on the issue.

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