Seven families recently took TikTok to court following the suicides and attempted suicides of young girls. The platform is accused of not protecting young people from shocking content. TikTok is not the only one to find itself singled out by bereaved or worried parents. To protect against this and ensure the safety of young ones, Snapchat has set up the family center, which “ helps parents have greater visibility into their teen’s friends on Snapchat and the people they communicate with “. This will have a new function allowing parents to follow the comings and goings of their children.
Snapchat gets a geolocation feature for parents of teenagers
Snapchat, recently released on iPad, will enrich its Family Center to better protect adolescents. Parents will now be able to add up to three specific locations on Snap Map such as home, school and gym. Thus, they will receive a notification when their child arrives in these places and leaves them. Practical for not having to regularly open the Snap Map or wait for news by message. Of course, using this functionality requires the consent of the minor in order to guarantee the protection of their privacy.
This new feature will arrive in the Family Center in the coming weeks. However, an additional button is now appearing. “Parents and caregivers can send a request to their child to share their location live. It’s also easy for parents to share their location in return, allowing all family members to be aware of each other’s whereabouts once they choose to do so. », Adds Snapchat.
Furthermore, there is a setting on the application to share your location with all your friends. When adding a new friend, Snapchat will now remind the user that this option is enabled. A way to prevent your location from being inadvertently communicated to a person who is not yet trusted.
By : Keleops AG
