Snapchat Criticized Over Child Safety Failures
An analysis by the NSPCC, a major UK child protection charity, identified Snapchat as the primary platform used for sexual communication offenses involving children. The charity's findings were based on an examination of police data.
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BBC Radio 4
“Analysis by the NSPCC, which is a major child protection charity here in the UK, which looked at police data for sexual communication with a child, offenses ranked Snapchat clearly first among platforms being used.”
BBC Radio 4
“The private chat portion of Snapchat is really the 21st century equivalent of a telephone call.”
BBC Radio 4
“Yesasato took that as an admission that Snapchat couldn't police private communications, contradicting its assurance that the app was safer by design for children.”
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