Two days after settling a lawsuit accusing Snapchat of causing social media addiction and mental health issues, Snap announced that it’s introducing new parental controls. Parents and guardians can now use Snapchat’s “Family Center” tool to see how much time their teen is spending on the platform, along with additional details about the new friends they add.While Family Center already allowed parents to see a full list of their teen’s friends on Snapchat, they can now see how their teen likely knows a new user that they’ve added as a friend. Snap launched Family Center in 2022 a suite of parental monitoring tools in response to regulatory pressure over social media companies’ failure to protect minors on their apps. Is the company doing enough to protect the teens ?
