Snapchat has launched the Family Centre – a new in-app safety tool for parents to help keep their teenage children safe on the popular social media platform.
Family Centre will help parents gain a deeper insight into what their teens and their friends are doing and who they are communicating with while still respecting their privacy.
Snap took the advice of many online safety and well-being experts to shape how their resources would be deployed.
This move was also influenced by the finding
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Snapchat launches new Family Centre to make the platform safer
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