Each and every social media platform might pose threats to children, but given the unique nature of Snapchat, children might require additional instruction in order to be safe. Snapchat’s content “disappears,” in contrast to many other social media sites.
Snaps, like anything else we post online, can backfire long after they disappear.
What should parents know about Snapchat?
On Snapchat, adding friends is quite simple, making it easy to amass a huge list of friends that you don’t really know all that well. There is a chance that children who share their lives on the app could attract unwanted attention.
Users of the app can also share their location on a snap map. However, any location-based sharing of data carries some risk.
Snapchat has a ton of sexually explicit content. Individuals can interact with a feed of content in the Discover section, which includes everything from brand advertisements to news to blog articles from well-known users, etc.
But a lot of the content is sexual in nature.