Snap Inc. is now bringing its in-app Family Center and parental controls feature to India. The in-app parenting controls allow parents and guardians to see who their kids are friends with on the platform, and view contacts that their children have messaged in the last seven days.
To use the feature, parents and guardians will need to download Snapchat on their devices and link their accounts with their children through an invite process. After the accounts are linked, parents can access the family center from profile settings or by typing family or family center in app search.
Uthara Ganesh, Public Policy Head, India for Snap Inc, said, “Our new in-app Family Center tool will help parents get more insight into who their teens are friends with on Snapchat, to help foster positive conversations about online safety while respecting the privacy and autonomy of teens.”
Parents can also confidentially report any suspicious accounts directly on Family Centre. Over the coming months, the company plans on adding additional features to Family Center, including new content controls for parents and the ability for teens to notify their parents when they report an account or a piece of content to the company. It is also working with non-profit organisations in India to spread awareness about the new family center features and will also keep adding new functionality over time.
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