Especially in times like these, when you hardly see each other personally, social networks are a way to interact and network with others. But there are also enough not-so-friendly people and bots in those who are targeting a specific target group.
Snapchat wants to make it harder for strangers to spot teens between the ages of 13 and 17 on the network. To accomplish this, teen accounts will no longer show up in the “Quick Add” feature unless they have multiple mutual friends.
The action is part of the current campaign against fentanyl and aims to make it harder for dealers to find victims. In the end, of course, the option doesn’t prevent a stranger from connecting with someone, but at least it makes it harder. Snapchat promises in the blog that it will release more information about new parental control tools in the coming months.
