Since 2018, members of Snap’s Safety Advisory Board (SAB) have provided critical feedback on fostering the safety and well-being of our Snapchat community, and they’ve helped us navigate some complex safety issues. Thanks to the expert advice and guidance of our SAB members and their partnership, we’ve made progress over the last four years, implementing important awareness-raising and educational efforts.

Snap remains committed to helping parents, caregivers, safety advocates, and others better understand how young people experience our platform and how we approach vital issues that impact safety and trust. However, given the ever-changing online safety landscape, we believe we have an opportunity to “reinvent” and relaunch our SAB to include new members who reflect our global community and our growth across products, including augmented reality and hardware, as well as expertise regarding newer online risks facing young people and their families. 

With those goals in mind, today we are opening applications to join our new and expanded SAB, which we hope will include members from diverse geographies and safety disciplines, including research, academia, technology and related fields. In keeping with Snap’s commitment to being victim- and survivor-informed in safety matters, we also welcome applications from those who may have experienced hardship or tragedy related to online interactions. Indeed, we are open to all applicants who have a unique perspective to share and an interest in constructively advising our ongoing safety work.     

We believe this approach to fashioning an SAB is unique among technology platforms, and we’re eager to receive applications from all corners of the globe. The application process will remain open for about two months, after which we will invite a number of experts to join our board.

In keeping with past practice and to help ensure the independence of our SAB, members will not receive compensation for their participation. Commitments will include three board meetings per year of roughly two hours each, in addition to occasional email correspondence. Those invited to join the SAB will be asked to agree to Terms of Reference, outlining expectations of board members as well as Snap’s commitments to the SAB.    

If you are interested in applying or would like to recommend someone, please complete this short application form by Friday, July 22. As advocates for online safety, we’re excited about the next chapter as we grow our network of advisors and trusted partners. Learn more and apply here!

- Jacqueline Beauchere, Snap Global Head of Platform Safety