New safety rules for under-16 Snapchat users

Snapchat is rolling out new content-sharing protections for 13- to 15-year-old users. The platform announced Wednesday that younger teens will get a "friends-only" experience for their Spotlight posts. That public feed consists of vertical videos short-form similar to Instagram Reels or TikTok. SEE ALSO:Survey: Teens regularly see harmful content, messages on Snapchat
The new rules make Spotlight content posted by 13- to 15-year-olds visible only to the user's mutually accepted friends. Previous