Privacy and Safety Hub

News Archive 2023

Snap's Commitment to Collaboration with Law Enforcement

December 19, 2023

Earlier this month, our Law Enforcement Operations team brought together more than 3,300 members of federal, state, and local law enforcement for our 3rd annual Law Enforcement Summit to demonstrate how Snapchat works and share information about our safety features and policies.
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Demonstrating respect and empathy on World Kindness Day

November 13, 2023

Today is World Kindness Day, and what better time to promote positive thoughts and actions than by leading with respect, empathy, and compassion in all interactions – both online and off.
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Our Transparency Report for the First Half of 2023

October 25, 2023

Today, we are releasing our latest Transparency Report, which covers the first half of 2023.
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Introducing New Safeguards to Protect our Community

September 7, 2023

Today we are announcing new features to further protect 13-17-year-olds from potential online risks.
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AI experts join Snap’s Safety Advisory Board

July 31, 2023

We are pleased to share that two AI experts joined our board and took part in last month’s first in-person meeting of our new SAB.
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Updating our Advertising in Europe and the UK

July 24, 2023

Starting on August 14, as part of our compliance program with the European Digital Services Act (DSA) and relevant UK regulations, we will be implementing changes to the way we show ads to Snapchatters under the age of 18 in the EU and UK.
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Our Transparency Report for the Second Half of 2022

June 23, 2023

We just released our latest transparency report, which covers the first half of 2022.
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National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Continuing Our Efforts to Combat the U.S. Fentanyl Crisis

May 9, 2023

As we mark a somber second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day, we wanted to provide our community with an update on our ongoing work.
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An Explainer – My AI and Location Sharing

April 25, 2023

Last week we announced that My AI, our AI-powered chatbot, is rolling out to our Snapchat community. It’s been exciting to watch Snapchatters’ early reactions, and we’re grateful for their feedback to further improve My AI...
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Early Learnings from My AI and New Safety Enhancements

April 4, 2023

As part of our joint work to improve My AI, we want to share an update on some of the safety enhancements we have recently put in place as a result of our learnings — along with new tools we plan to implement...
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Seeking AI experts for Snap’s Safety Advisory Board

March 31, 2023

Starting today, we are accepting applications for a small number of experts to join our Safety Advisory Board and bring their specialized knowledge in AI...
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Introducing Content Controls on Family Center

March 14, 2023

Today, we are pleased to roll out our latest feature for Family Center, Content Controls, which allow parents to limit the type of content their teens can watch on Snapchat...
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Introducing the Digital Well-Being Index

February 6, 2023

On the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day, we are releasing our inaugural Digital Well-Being Index, a measure of Generation Z’s online psychological well-being...

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Data Privacy Day: Learn More About Snap's New Privacy and Safety Hub & Privacy Settings

January 26, 2023

In honor of Data Privacy Day, we recently launched our Privacy and Safety Hub – values.snap.com – a new one-stop-shop housing all our privacy and safety materials and policies under one roof...
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How We Work with Law Enforcement Authorities

January 24, 2023

In this post, we want to share some helpful information about how we work together with law enforcement officials and authorities to help keep our community safe...

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