Snapchat rolls out new safety feature for teens
Snapchat, the popular American multimedia instant messaging app, is adding a new safety feature for kids that limits the number of friend suggestions they see in the application.
According to Mashable, the famous American social networking app is changing its friend suggestion tool in response to requests for more safety features on the app. By limiting friend recommendations in its 'Quick Add' feature, the company is making it more difficult for adult strangers to locate children on its app.
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As per Snapchat, 13- to 17-year-olds' accounts would no longer appear in 'Quick Add' unless they have "a certain number of accounts in common." While the change will not prevent adults and children from talking, it may make it more difficult for strangers to find teens.
However, it's unclear how many mutual connections a Snapchat user must share with an adolescent for them to appear on their Quick Add list, but the company claims it will help users ensure they know each other in real life.
The company also promised to implement new parental control features that it teased last year, giving parents more visibility into who their adolescents are communicating with while yet allowing teens to keep their privacy.
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