Snapchat Finally Releases Parental Controls Called Family Center We’ve waited a long time for this! Since our start in 2015, Protect Young Eyes has not always been kind to Snapchat. From 5 Days of Discover (2016), to Cosmo After Dark (2018), to our Senate Judiciary Committee […]
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**Trigger warning. We’ve included screenshots and one video from our Snapchat experience. This content might be triggering due to its highly sexualized nature. If you are sensitive to this type of content, please be careful.** Snapchat Testified in Front of the US Senate On October 26,
Snapchat Testified They’re Appropriate for Age 13. I have to Disagree. Read More
Abortion is a polarizing topic. I’m certain there are both pro-choice and pro-life parents who follow PYE. There might even be differences of opinion on the PYE team (I haven’t asked). I just simply believe that in an app used by millions of teens, Snapchat owes
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Snapchat has a long history of explicit content We really like technology. We also really like helping kids live amazing lives. Admittedly, Snapchat filters are a blast! My kids laugh uncontrollably when dad looks like an ostrich or a baby. Unfortunately, most of Snapchat’s awesomeness
Warning: Pornhub is on Snapchat. And Parents Have No Idea. Read More
What are Snapchat Filters? A Complete Guide for Parents. Does your kid have Snapchat? Great. Time for a lesson on Snapchat filters. If not, does your kid have friends who have Snapchat? Great. Your kid is impacted by them, too. Still time for a lesson. Snapchat
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Summary: No one is holding technology companies accountable for the impacts that their technology is having on the hearts and minds of young people. In the wake of a global outcry over the suicide of a teen girl, the UK’s Parliament has proposed that social media
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[Warning – this blog post has some R-rated content. The Snapchat Discover section is always on and easily accessible. We simply want parents to be aware of what we found in the Brother channel.] Protect Young Eyes has been very vocal about Snapchat. We exposed the
What are Snapchat’s Spectacles? “Spectacles are sunglasses that capture your world, the way you see it. Just press, then play.” www.spectacles.com This is the homepage description of Snapchat’s SPECTACLES, which are sunglasses that link to your Snapchat account to direct upload the moments you record while
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With Your Help, Snapchat and Cosmo Listened – Cosmo After Dark is Gone! You read that correctly, friends. Cosmopolitan sent us a response to our original Tweet around noon on May 24 confirming the following about the After Dark channel that launched on May 18: “Cosmopolitan
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**UPDATE: We have exciting news! Cosmo has told us they are discontinuing After Dark! Read the full story here. [Warning – this blog post is R-rated but it’s necessary. The Discover section of Snapchat is easily accessible by kids with a new channel: Cosmo After Dark.
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