Second, we're sharing updates on the progress we've made in proactively detecting drug-related content and more aggressively shutting down dealers. Over the past year:

• We have increased our proactive detection rates by 390% – an increase of 50% since our last public update in October. 

• 88% of drug-related content we uncover is now proactively detected by our machine-learning and artificial intelligence technology, with the remainder reported by our community. This is an increase of 33% since our previous update. When we find drug-dealing activity, we promptly ban the account, use technology to block the offender from creating new accounts on Snapchat and, in some cases, proactively refer the account to law enforcement for investigation. 

• We have grown our law enforcement operations team by 74%. While we've always cooperated with law enforcement investigations by preserving and disclosing data in response to valid requests, this increased capacity helped us significantly improve our response times to law enforcement inquiries by 85% over the past year, and we continue to improve these capabilities. You can learn more about our investments in our law enforcement word here. 

Since this autumn, we have also seen another important indicator of progress: a decline in community-reported content related to drug sales. In September 2021, over 23% of drug-related reports from Snapchatters contained content specifically related to sales; as a result of proactive detection work, we have driven that down to 16% as of last month. This marks a decline of 31% in drug-related reports. We will keep working to get this number as low as possible. 

Additionally, we continue to work with experts to regularly update the list of slang and drug-related terms we block from being visible in Snapchat. This is a constant, ongoing effort that not only prohibits Snapchatters from getting Search results for those terms, but then also proactively surfaces the expert educational resources in our Heads Up tool. 

Third, we're continuing to make our underlying products safer for minors. As a platform built for close friends, we designed Snapchat to make it difficult for strangers to find and connect with minors. For example, Snapchatters cannot see each other's friend lists, we don't allow browsable public profiles for anyone under the age of 18 and, by default, you cannot receive a message from someone who isn't already your friend. While we know that drug dealers seek to connect with potential customers on platforms outside of Snapchat, we want to do everything we can to keep minors from being discovered on Snapchat by people who may be engaging in illegal or harmful behaviour. 

We recently added a new safeguard to Quick Add, our friend suggestion feature, to further protect 13 to 17-year-olds. In order to be discoverable in Quick Add by someone else, users under the age of 18 will need to have a certain number of friends in common with that person – further ensuring it is a friend they know in real life. 

In the coming months, we will be sharing more details about the new parental tools we are developing, with the goal of giving parents more insight into who their teens are talking to on Snapchat, while still respecting their privacy. 

And we will continue to build on this critical work, with additional partnerships and operational improvements underway.