Snapchat, please improve policies against exploitation
We are writing to express our grave concern regarding the cyberbullying and distribution of pornography—including self-produced child pornography—and other sexually explicit content facilitated via Snapchat. We are also very concerned about the monetization of sexual content on Snapchat that has been enabled via the Snapcash app. Additionally, Snapchat’s “Discover” feature has allowed publishers to distribute a torrent of graphic sexual content that cannot be blocked by end users.
In today’s #MeToo culture, where sexual harassment and assault are rampant, corporations like Snapchat have a renewed corporate responsibility to refrain from normalizing or promoting material that promotes sexual exploitation. While Snapchat has made some minor improvements to allow Discover publishers to age-gate content, Snapchat still does not allow users to opt-out of sexually graphic content or to report Snapchat users that are sending sexually explicit photos and videos, or using their Snapchat app to promote or advertise pornography or prostitution.
Ask Snapchat to make these improvements:
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.
Snapchat, please improve policies against exploitation
We are writing to express our grave concern regarding the cyberbullying and distribution of pornography—including self-produced child pornography—and other sexually explicit content facilitated via Snapchat. We are also very concerned about the monetization of sexual content on Snapchat that has been enabled via the Snapcash app. Additionally, Snapchat’s “Discover” feature has allowed publishers to distribute a torrent of graphic sexual content that cannot be blocked by end users.
In today’s #MeToo culture, where sexual harassment and assault are rampant, corporations like Snapchat have a renewed corporate responsibility to refrain from normalizing or promoting material that promotes sexual exploitation. While Snapchat has made some minor improvements to allow Discover publishers to age-gate content, Snapchat still does not allow users to opt-out of sexually graphic content or to report Snapchat users that are sending sexually explicit photos and videos, or using their Snapchat app to promote or advertise pornography or prostitution.
Ask Snapchat to make these improvements:
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.