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Users don’t have to know each other to communicate - anyone can talk to anyone here unless privacy settings are locked down.Snapchat is a social media and messaging service that has become very popular, especially with younger people. Together, these two features allow users to communicate directly within the map if they happen to be close to each other. Snap Map lets people see where their friends are on a digital map, and the Our Story feature allows users to contribute to a public feed that shows events happening across the world in real-time.

Snapchat’s Snap Map feature also contributes to predation on the platform. Once a predator begins grooming a child, they’ll take advantage of the disappearing messages and photos to avoid a digital trail of evidence. Predators often pretend to be younger and will pose as a friend of a friend, complete with a fake profile and back story. It’s very easy to add friends on the Snapchat app, so your child can accumulate a lot of strangers on their friends list if privacy filters aren’t turned on (more on that below).

Is Snapchat safe for kids in terms of predation? Predators can often be found where kids are - and a lot of kids are on Snapchat. This means the content that makes it here tends to be attention-grabbing, and it often revolves around sex. And like so much of the rest of the internet, the content in the Discover section relies on clicks to keep it at the top. These range from brand advertisements and online publications to posts from some of Snapchat’s more popular users. Snapchat also has a Discover section that offers ever-changing content that users can interact with. In this way, Snapchat is dangerous because messages that a user thinks are completely private can be shared with others in a matter of seconds. You can even take a photo of a Snap with another phone. It’s easy to take screenshots of Snaps, or open them while watching with someone else next to you. Prominent examples of harmful content are: messages about drug sales bullying exchanges excessive profanity and vulgar language and even videos or photos of self-harm.Įven though Snapchat relies on the “disappearing” nature of their messages, nothing is ever truly gone. Snapchat users can send photos and videos of anything they do, and so possible content spans nearly anything you can think of. Snapchat has long been known as the “nudes” app, though that’s not its only use. The app’s disappearing message feature serves as a temptation to send photos and texts that are risky, since they’ll be gone in a matter of seconds. The potential for encountering harmful content on Snapchat is extremely high.