Is Snapchat SAFE for Kids and Teens? | Ask SafeWise

Taking risks and exploring is what kids do, but is Snapchat a safe place for your kids? The popular social media platform has been around for over 10 years and promises that the pictures and videos you send will disappear within 24 hours. This can embolden teens to send risque pictures and images or even connect with strangers. Today on Ask SafeWise, we look into the popular app, Snapchat to find out if it's truly safe for kids and teens. You can find more resources for parental control software and kids online safety on SafeWise. Check the links below! Check out our resources from SafeWise 💙 SafeWise on Facebook:   / safewise   🦜 SafeWise on Twitter:   / safewise   ⏰ SafeWise on TikTok: @asksafewise #snapchat #onlinesafety #safewise #parentalcontrol #issnapchatsafe Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 0:47 - What is Snapchat? 1:37 - How Safe is Snapchat? 4:02 - What Can You Do? 5:22 - Parental Controls for iOS 5:54 - Like and Subscribe We've got tons of resources on Safewise.com for parents and guardians with kids, tweens, and teens: ❤️ Best Parental Control Apps https://www.safewise.com/resources/pa... ❤️ How to Keep Your Teen (Or Tween) Safe Online https://www.safewise.com/resources/in... ❤️ Online Safety for Kids https://www.safewise.com/kids-online-... ❤️ iOS vs. Android Security: Which One Keeps Your Child Safer Online? https://www.safewise.com/blog/ios-vs-... ❤️How Can I Protect My Child from Strangers Online? https://www.safewise.com/faq/child-ba... ❤️How to Avoid Scams Online https://www.safewise.com/blog/interne... 🦉💙🔐 Who we are 🦉💙🔐 SafeWise is a team of writers and home security experts working together to find the best products out there. We test, review, and scrutinize home security systems, security cameras, security sensors, and anything designed to protect you, your family, and your home safe. Learn more about us here: https://www.safewise.com/about/ Our Sources Statista, "Number of Daily Snapchat Users from the 1st Quarter of 2014 to 1st Quarter of 2022" https://www.statista.com/statistics/5... Statista, "Most popular social networks as of January 2022, ranked by number of monthly users" https://www.statista.com/statistics/2... BBC, "Snapchat hack affects 4.6 million users" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-... Teen Vogue, "Teens Share Snapchat Bullying Stories" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teens... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SafeWise on Facebook:   / safewise   SafeWise on Twitter:   / safewise   Subscribe to SafeWise: https://www.safewise.com/email-subscr...