Snapchat to let parents see who their kids are chatting with in app
by Makena Kelly from The Verge - All Posts on (#62A32)
Image: Snap As part of Snap's child safety efforts, Snapchat is launching a new supervision tool on Tuesday that the company says mimics how parents and teenagers interact in the real world.
Snapchat's new Family Center" hub allows parents and guardians to keep tabs on who their teens message with on the app without disclosing what it is they're saying to each other. Both the guardian and the child must accept the Family Center invite before the oversight tools can take effect. Once the invites are accepted, a guardian can see the entirety of their child's friends list and a list of accounts they've interacted with over the last seven days and report concerning accounts to Snap's Trust and Safety Team.
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