Snap to Introduce These Safety Features to Protect Teen Users

Social media app maker Snap on Thursday mentioned it is going to roll out in-app warnings and different safeguards globally to supply enhanced safety to customers between the age group of 13-17 years towards on-line dangers. 

The safeguards will allow safer communications and search, and present teenage customers age-appropriate content material.

It may also launch a brand new Strike System for inappropriate accounts with elevated schooling about widespread on-line dangers, Snap mentioned in a statement.

According to Statista, India has the best variety of Snapchat customers, and numerous its customers are Gen Z or millennials who had been born after 1996.

The in-app warnings function sends a pop-up warning to a teen person if somebody tries so as to add them as a good friend when they don’t share mutual contacts or the individual is not within the contact record.

The Strike System will take away accounts that market and promote age-inappropriate content material based mostly on them being detected internally, or that get reported. If an account is repeatedly making an attempt to bypass guidelines, it is going to be banned, in accordance with the brand new system and guidelines.

Additionally, Snap will make its in-app content material developed in partnership with Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC) reside, as essential native assets for addressing subjects like psychological well being, accountable sharing, and on-line security.

“Our latest features are thoughtful in-app features that are designed to empower teens to make smarter choices and talk openly about staying safe online.

“We are dedicated to creating positive Snapchat is a spot the place you will be artistic and keep protected and above all, the protection and well-being of our neighborhood in India, which incorporates over 200 million customers, is our high precedence,” Snap Head Public Policy-South Asia Uthara Ganesh said.