New measures introduced to Snapchat to safeguard teens – SecurityBrief New Zealand

Snap has announced a new package of safeguards to further protect 13-17 year old Snapchatters from potential online risks.  These safeguards, which will begin rolling out in the coming weeks, are designed to protect teens from being contacted by people they may not know in real life, provide a more age-appropriate viewing experience on the apps content platforms and enable Snapchat to more effectively remove accounts that may be trying to market and promote age-inappropriate content through a new strike system and new detection technologies.  In addition, Snap is releasing new resources for families, including an updated parents guide at parents.snapchat.com that covers the platforms  protections for teens and tools for parents, and a new YouTube explainer series. Tony Keusgen, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, at Snap Inc., says that creating a safe and positive experience for Snapchatters has always been a top priority for the company. “Snapchat is designed to be different to other apps and safety is at the heart of what we do. Our focus is on giving users a fun place to communicate with real life connections and that is why we have always had extra protections for teens,” says Keusgen.  “But we know there
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