Sex and relationships YouTuber Hannah Witton (opens in a new tab) believes Snapchat's perceived "low risk factor" gives people the courage to experiment with sexting on the condition you have "a mutual agreement not to screenshot." Sexting goes mainstreamīlaise Grimes-Viort, a social media expert at the agency The Social Element says that Snapchat has had a colossal impact on the normalisation of sexting a direct result of the sense of security afforded by the auto-deletion of images. This honeymoon period of consequence-free sexting ended when third-party apps like Snapchat Hack (opens in a new tab) came onto the scene, circumventing Snapchat's protection and allowing users to share images sent via the app.
And, it was by no means devoid of consequences or safety issues. Your Snapchat sext would evaporate into the ether, and if your relationships met the same fate, your trail of naked selfies would be of little concern to you.ĭespite its reputation, Snapchat was not - and never set out to be - a sexting app. Gone - it seemed - were the worries about what would happen to your naked selfie once your relationship ended. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.Credit: Getty Images Consequence-free sexting?Īt the time of Snapchat's launch, the app's ephemeral nature presented a much-desired solution for people wanting to get their kicks by sending sexually explicit photos that would disappear in a matter of seconds. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this site or services. This website should only be accessed if you are at least 18 years old or of legal age to view such material in your local jurisdiction, whichever is greater. You are about to enter a website that contains explicit material (pornography).
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