Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBC
"We've looked really thoughtfully at the terms."As part of Meta's August settlement, the company said it would implement even more stringent time limits and pay an additional $5.3bn if YouTube and TikTok follow suit. Snap has also been accused of facilitating illegal drug sales.When asked about the idea of a default time limit, Spiegel said: "I think that's a really good example of something that that we'd be willing to implement."But Spiegel did not commit to a timeline on when Snap might take action. "That's something we've talked about internally," he said.
- ▪"We've looked really thoughtfully at the terms."As part of Meta's August settlement, the company said it would implement even more stringent time limits and pay an additional $5.3bn if YouTube and TikTok follow suit.
- ▪Snap has also been accused of facilitating illegal drug sales.When asked about the idea of a default time limit, Spiegel said: "I think that's a really good example of something that that we'd be willing to implement."But Spiegel did not co
- ▪"That's something we've talked about internally," he said.
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Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBCImage source, ReutersByLily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondentPublished1 minute agoThe boss of Snapchat says the firm would be "willing to implement" time limits for teens, following a call from Meta for it to take action.Evan Spiegel told the BBC in an interview at the company's California headquarters that he believed setting a maximum amount of time that young users could spend on the app could be "an important step forward for the industry." His comments came as the firm revealed a slew of new features for its upcoming Specs glasses, which it said could connect to Apple iPhone and Mac devices.Meta has been pressuring other social media companies to join it in making platform changes it agreed to as…
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