Snapchat rolled out a new feature that makes it easier for parents to understand who their kids talk to without revealing their conversations.
Snapchat on Tuesday unveiled a new Family Center within its app that's designed to give parents deeper insights into who their teens communicate with.The Family Center is meant to reflect real-world interactions between kids and parents. It makes it easier for parents to understand who their kids talk to without revealing their conversations.It's part of a wider effort by social media firms to give parents more visibility into their kids' online activity.
The Family Center will also provide resources to parents and their teens to guide them through typically difficult conversations about online safety. Parents will also be able to confidentially report any concerning friend accounts directly to Snapchat's Trust and Safety teams through the app downloaded on their phones.Snapchat is designed to protect its users' privacy broadly. Anyone under the age of 18 has to be mutual friends with a contact before they can start communicating on the app. Friend lists are private and teens are not allowed to have public profiles.
It will also roll out controls for parents to filter for potentially more mature content on Snapchat's content tabs, Discover and Spotlight. Discover is curated by Snapchat, and Spotlight content goes through a manual review.
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