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- Feature will allow parents to filter out sensitive or suggestive material
- Company also publishes new content guidelines for community members
DUBAI: Snapchat has added a new feature to give parents more control over the type of content their children can see.
An addition to its Family Center, the new content controls 鈥渨ill allow parents to filter out Stories from publishers or creators that may have been identified as sensitive or suggestive,鈥� the company said on its website.
The platform has also published new content guidelines 鈥渇or members of our community whose content appears on Stories or Spotlight,鈥� it said.
The platform has also published new content guidelines 鈥渇or members of our community whose content appears on Stories or Spotlight.鈥� (Supplied)
Stories is the name of Snapchat鈥檚 content platform, and Spotlight is its entertainment service.
鈥淔rom the start, Snapchat was designed to be different,鈥� said Georg Wolfart, head of policy at Snap Inc.
鈥淎s opposed to traditional social media platforms, Snapchat was made to provide a private, positive and safe platform to interact, which includes what content is consumed. Snapchat provides a non-judgmental platform to enhance real relationships with the people and things you love.鈥�
He added: 鈥淲e are deliberate about the type of content we allow on our platform, and our policies are designed to uphold these standards.鈥�
The company claims to reach more than 90 percent of 13- to 34-year-olds and 71 percent of parents in 抖阴短视频.