Snapchat, please improve policies against exploitation
Snapchat's Community Guidelines state that the distribution or sale of pornography on Snapchat is not allowed, however I have been concerned about the lack of enforcement of this policy. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) estimates that 88% of self-made sexually explicit images are "stolen" from their original upload location such as laptop webcams or phones. The "snaps" on Snapchat can be recovered or hacked, and the receiver can take a screen shot and share it with others. Many Snapchat images have found their way on "revenge" porn sites. Sexting among those under 18 is lawfully considered self-produced softcore or hardcore child pornography depending on what is depicted, and is therefore liable to criminal or civil prosecution. Even though sexts are typically self-produced, it is important to recognize that tweens and teens are immature and do not yet have fully developed key psychosocial skills, such as the ability to weigh risks. Additionally, individuals are frequently enticed, pressured, and even bullied by their peers to create and send sexts. In many other instances, predatory adults groom minors by seeking sexual images of, and even sexual encounters with, them. In order to better protect a positive and fun experience for your users, and to enforce your existing policy, would you please create a more seamless and easily accessible in-app reporting system for users to report users that are sending sexually explicit images? Please takes significant, effective steps to do the following: 1. Allow users to opt-out of publisher content on Discover, 2. Provide prominent in-app reporting systems for users to report other users that send or promote sexually exploitive content, 3. Make a clear policy that promotion of pornography and prostitution is in violation of Snapchat’s Terms of Use, 4. Enforce this policy by promptly removing accounts that engage in these actions.
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