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News Articles: Snapchat

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media, including Meta's Facebook and Instagram.

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'You have blood on your hands,' Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg for failing kids online

The top tech executives from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord get the fifth degree from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

February 01, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
Concerns about social media's impact on children and teens have increased in recent years.

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  • Technology

3 reasons why Seattle schools are suing Big Tech over a youth mental health crisis

Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students.

January 11, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
Snapchat is rolling out new parental controls that allow parents to see their teenager's contacts and confidentially report to the social media company any accounts that concern them. A child lies in bed illuminated by the glow of a cell phone.

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Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

Snapchat's Family Center lets parents see whom their teen is contacting, but not their messages. Parents can also confidentially report accounts that concern them, without their child's knowledge.

August 11, 2022
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  • Raquel Maria Dillon
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr attend a gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 4. The couple surprised graduates of a Los Angeles art school by paying off their student debt.

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans

Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.

May 17, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Jennifer Stout , left, vice president of global public policy at Snapchat parent Snap Inc., and Michael Beckerman, vice president and head of public policy at TikTok, testify before a Senate panel on Tuesday.

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4 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. "That bar is in the gutter," he told the company officials.

October 26, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
An iPhone screengrab of Snapchat's speed filter, which allows users to record and share how fast they are moving. Snap told NPR that it is eliminating the tool.

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  • Technology

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

June 17, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Parents and tech companies are both struggling with how to handle underage kids using social media apps.

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  • Technology

Parents To Facebook: Don't Make A Kid-Only Instagram, Just A Better Instagram

Facebook says it's working on a safer version of Instagram just for kids. Many parents worry about their kids' use of social media — but they don't trust Facebook's solution.

June 02, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat can be sued in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash.

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  • Technology

Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules

A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Our Breakroom: Ed Sohn, Kathy Lohr, Kalena Boller, and Hector Fernandez

The Breakroom: Social Media Fails, Self-Driving Ubers, Trump's Opioid Crisis Plan

Today in the Breakroom we talked about this week's top stories. We were joined by Ed Sohn , the Vice President for Product Management and Partnership at...

March 26, 2018
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen

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