Snapchat is sued for showing sexual content
After five years of walking in which fame came largely due to sexual content, this headline should surprise no one. And it is that Snapchat has been the star application for practicing sexting or sending pornographic photos and videosAfter all, they self-destructed after a few seconds. However, what is surprising about this story is that Snapchat has been reported for including sexual content directly in its Discover section, where any minor can access to find out news about videogames, celebrities or sports, and meet characters from Disney having sex, supposedly.Just what has happened recently in California, United States
This is why a mother and 14-year-old boy have decided to report Snapchat for not filtering the contents of his section Discover And the minor was able to see different articles with sexual content, although without explicit images. Something that could directly violate the Communications Decency Act of the State of California
It was the channel BuzzFeed who did not hesitate to use frames from Disney movies to represent scenes and typically sexual situations To this, the lawsuit adds other articles such as 10 things he thinks about when he can't get you an orgasm , I got drugged, sucked and robbed when I was a pizza delivery guy or People reveal their secret rules for sex , among other content that was distributed directly through various channels of this section accessible to minors.
The lawsuit, which aspires to become collective, seeks a civil pen alty (financial reward), as well as the introduction of alerts within the application that notify about content not recommended for minors. A kind of parental control that can prevent children from facing sexual content, without restricting the freedom of adults to use Snapchat and enjoy everything posted on their Discover channels
For its part, Snapchat tells several US media outlets that it has not yet received information about the lawsuit, although they say they are sorry if they have offended someone. “Our Discover partners have editorial independence, which we support”, confirm via email to The Verge Of course, as echoed in said medium, Snapchat usually guides and attends to the appearance and focus of the content that the different publications share within the ephemeral messaging application.
Although Snapchat is recommended for over 12 years oldin the app store App Store, its terms of use warn of the need to be 13 years or older due to the contents that can be found inside. Something that does not seem enough for this mother Californian and her 14-year-old son, for whom the ideal would be to include warning messages for minors and some type of parental control.
Sexual content, whether explicit or not, seems to be part of the DNA of Snapchat An application to share pornographic photos that self-destruct seems to have been the key to their fame. Of course, it is also a source of concern for parents when the majority of users of this tool are minorsA fight in which Snapchat, or American Justice, will have to take action.
