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Snapchat adds new privacy controls for teen users
Key takeaways
- The changes introduce age-tiered restrictions that go further than the platform’s existing safeguards.
- Parents using Snapchat’s Family Center tool will now be able to see time-spent data broken down by feature, including Stories and Spotlight, giving carers more granular insight into how their children use the app.
- Snapchat already has in place, including blocks on strangers sending friend requests or messages to teenagers, and warnings shown to teen users when they initiate contact with someone unknown.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize Snapchat is tightening content controls for teenage users, limiting who can see Stories and Spotlight posts from users under 18 in a move the company says is designed to protect minors from doxxing and unwanted contact.
The changes introduce age-tiered restrictions that go further than the platform’s existing safeguards.
Users aged 13 to 15 will now only be able to share Spotlight posts with people they follow back, ending the previous arrangement where posts from this group could surface publicly, even if they weren’t directly attributed to a profile.
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