I need a crash course on Snapchat

[Anonymous]

12, no way. 15, sure - they need to learn how to use the technology/monitor themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Is there a way to have all of the Snapchat go to parent’s phone as well?

no

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont understand it either. How does stuff disappear? Can't it just be screenshotted?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the fact that the snaps disappear. If you open and read a snap it will disappear and your child will not be able to see it. It's not like your going to screenshot every snap you open and text it to your kid. Just don't let your kid have it, if that's the case.

The sender is notified if you ss anything on snap. Don't do it.

I'm told Snap is nudes central, kids are sending all sorts of nudity and sexual stuff on there. My DS who overshares just told me a girl (14) posted a video of her pleasuring herself on her story left it up for 3 minutes before saying ups sorry it was an "accident".

If they are going to have it you have t be having conversations about this very toxic app.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont understand it either. How does stuff disappear? Can't it just be screenshotted?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the fact that the snaps disappear. If you open and read a snap it will disappear and your child will not be able to see it. It's not like your going to screenshot every snap you open and text it to your kid. Just don't let your kid have it, if that's the case.

The sender is notified if you ss anything on snap. Don't do it.

I'm told Snap is nudes central, kids are sending all sorts of nudity and sexual stuff on there. My DS who overshares just told me a girl (14) posted a video of her pleasuring herself on her story left it up for 3 minutes before saying ups sorry it was an "accident".

If they are going to have it you have t be having conversations about this very toxic app.

He doesn't have this girl on snap but was told about it by a friend.

[Anonymous]

Snap is a one person log in at a time. If you login it will kick your kid off and they will know someone is on their account. The posts sent are color coded: a picture is red, video purple and chat is blue. All will disappear after being opened. If you set the chat setting to 24 hrs it will disappear in 24 hours. Stories posted by people are up for 24 hours unless removed sooner. If you screenshot anything a notification pops up on the sender's screen. If you don't set privacy settings, your kid's exact location is seen on a map for anyone who has your kid as a friend on snap.

It is the phone call of previous generations. It is ripe for misuse and social exclusion as kids can see others at parties they were not invited to or people together at a location when they were not invited. This has caused major drama. Boys will 100% be asking girls for nudity and girls are asking boys. There is a feature you can make a private story and have select people access it. I am told boys use these private or vault settings for a showcase of girls nudes.

It's really just a gross app. But your kid will be an outlier if they do not have it.

[Anonymous]

This ^^^^^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snap is a one person log in at a time. If you login it will kick your kid off and they will know someone is on their account. The posts sent are color coded: a picture is red, video purple and chat is blue. All will disappear after being opened. If you set the chat setting to 24 hrs it will disappear in 24 hours. Stories posted by people are up for 24 hours unless removed sooner. If you screenshot anything a notification pops up on the sender's screen. If you don't set privacy settings, your kid's exact location is seen on a map for anyone who has your kid as a friend on snap.

It is the phone call of previous generations. It is ripe for misuse and social exclusion as kids can see others at parties they were not invited to or people together at a location when they were not invited. This has caused major drama. Boys will 100% be asking girls for nudity and girls are asking boys. There is a feature you can make a private story and have select people access it. I am told boys use these private or vault settings for a showcase of girls nudes.

It's really just a gross app. But your kid will be an outlier if they do not have it.

Bumping. What to do? I have a 14 year old? Should I just delete the app?

[Anonymous]

for OP:

Get the app, and get your spouse or a friend of yours to get the app, and then you can work with the app and understand it.

My DDs both got it this year, but they are 17 and 19. I don't believe they get xxx pics. I think they are older so more into boundaries, in that regard, and they had both rebelled against Insta and all social media until this year (my older DD had said, "why would I get on there just to see how I wasn't invited to every party and then feel like sh&t?")

And my 19 y.o. is off in college and the crazy thing is, SnapChat is how she communicates with me. She told me to get it. Every day or so, I get a snap of her walking to school. Or her outfit. You can put a caption on the picture so we do that to explain what's going on. I send pics of the dog. You can also send video, so when our little parrot breaks into song, I send that.

It's fun! I have an avatar that looks like me (although she looks more well-rested). I gained some weight this last fall, and I made her a little thicker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont understand it either. How does stuff disappear? Can't it just be screenshotted?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the fact that the snaps disappear. If you open and read a snap it will disappear and your child will not be able to see it. It's not like your going to screenshot every snap you open and text it to your kid. Just don't let your kid have it, if that's the case.

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When you screenshot in the app, it notifies the sender. The way to do it is to take a picture with another device.

You can’t preview the snaps. Your teen will know because they will be gone.

If your kid has Snapchat, I recommend a heart to heart about its use and some trust. That’s all there is. And yes, your kid will find a way to do it what out you knowing. They are crafty.

[Anonymous]

Snapchat is the one hard “no” social media app I’ve had with my teens. They have done fine without it. I know some kids that have used it to connect with drug dealers that gave her a bad batch. Apparently it’s gotten to where Snapchat feels they needed to make changes to make it harder for drug dealers to connect through kids with it. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna12652

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Evidently I am "the only parent of a 7th grader who doesn't allow SnapChat."

There are at least three of us, and I suspect more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont understand it either. How does stuff disappear? Can't it just be screenshotted?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the fact that the snaps disappear. If you open and read a snap it will disappear and your child will not be able to see it. It's not like your going to screenshot every snap you open and text it to your kid. Just don't let your kid have it, if that's the case.

Yes sorry. My question is more about the app as a whole that about usage for a particular kid. Like why is it a big deal if content disappears if you can just screenshot it?

Doesn’t it notify the sender if receiver takes a screenshot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Evidently I am "the only parent of a 7th grader who doesn't allow SnapChat."

There are at least three of us, and I suspect more.

4th here. Our 7th graders have to still request screen time from us and we have to approve any new apps they put on their phones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Happy reading-
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/snapchat

From that site:

“ San Francisco (October 26, 2021)—Today's Senate hearing with executives from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube is an important step in ensuring kids' protections online amid rising concerns over social media platforms’ harm to their safety and wellbeing. Big Tech continues to prey on young kids' vulnerabilities for financial gain. As Senator Ed Markey stated, “A 13-year-old girl has no privacy rights on these apps.” Minors are exposed to drugs, eating disorders, sexual content and problematic viral challenges all while constantly being nudged by algorithms to continue consuming that dangerous content. Any purported efforts by tech companies to safeguard children are simply not enough. These companies need to be reined in through legislation, such as updating COPPA, reforming Section 230, and passing the KIDS Act, to create real protections for children.”

[Anonymous]

Whether or not anyone wants to honestly admit it:

- Snapchat is perfectly designed to hide things from parents and spouses.