SNAPCHAT
MINIMUM AGE: 13
WHAT IS IT?
Photo-messaging app that allows users to send photos, videos to their friends. Snapchat stories are images or videos that users share with their followers - they disappear after 24 hrs. Snapmap shares your location every time you log in.
WHAT WE SAY:
Treat with caution.
Ability to send ‘disappearing’ images, has led to Snapchat has been used for sexting
Images can be screenshoted or recorded with another device, meaning they become permanent, perhaps against the wishes of the sender
A concern that strangers can contact young people directly by sending images and requesting to become ‘friends’
SnapMaps allows snapchat ‘friends’ to see where your child is. The locations are quite accurate, even revealing the street you’re on
SAFETY TIPS TO CONSIDER:
Users can control who sees their story in privacy settings - support.snapchat.com/en-GB/a/privacy-settings2
You can turn on ‘ghost mode’ to hide your location, by clicking on the settings icon withn Snapmaps and select it from the options
You can set your privacy settings so that you only receive Snapchats from ‘Friends’ rather than ‘Everyone’
WHAT IS IT?
Photo-messaging app that allows users to send photos, videos to their friends. Snapchat stories are images or videos that users share with their followers - they disappear after 24 hrs. Snapmap shares your location every time you log in.
WHAT WE SAY:
Treat with caution.
Ability to send ‘disappearing’ images, has led to Snapchat has been used for sexting
Images can be screenshoted or recorded with another device, meaning they become permanent, perhaps against the wishes of the sender
A concern that strangers can contact young people directly by sending images and requesting to become ‘friends’
SnapMaps allows snapchat ‘friends’ to see where your child is. The locations are quite accurate, even revealing the street you’re on
SAFETY TIPS TO CONSIDER:
Users can control who sees their story in privacy settings - support.snapchat.com/en-GB/a/privacy-settings2
You can turn on ‘ghost mode’ to hide your location, by clicking on the settings icon withn Snapmaps and select it from the options
You can set your privacy settings so that you only receive Snapchats from ‘Friends’ rather than ‘Everyone’
