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 people, Snapchat has set up the family center, which “ helps parents have greater visibility into their teen’s friends on Snapchat and who they communicate with “. This will have a new function allowing parents to track the whereabouts of their children.
Snapchat adds geolocation functionality 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, the use of 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 has now appeared. “Parents and guardians can send a request to their child to share their live location. It’s also easy for parents to share their location in return, allowing all family members to know everyone’s whereabouts once they choose to do so. », Adds Snapchat.
Additionally, the app has a setting 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 someone who is not yet trusted.
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By : Keleops AG
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