Snapchat cracks down on risque images and fake news
Summary: Snapchat is tightening up its guidelines for publishers on its Discover service, banning the posting of risque images without editorial value, and clarifying guidelines intended to prevent the spread of fake news on the platform. Snapchat’s parent company, are intended to “empower our editorial partners to do their part to keep Snapchat an informative, factual and safe environment for everyone”. Due to the prominence of Discover features in Snapchat’s app, the cover story is visible even to users who simply use the service to talk with friends and family. Snapchat’s new rules will require some news justification or other editorial value before such stories can be posted to the service. Snap also plans to give publishers a tool in February that will allow them to age-gate content, presenting different stories to users over and under 18, according to the New York Times. The rules against questionable pictures, Snapchat Discover will also begin to crack down on the hot topic for most social networks: so-called fake news. Publishers will now be required to start fact-checking Discover stories, both those published in the app and linked to from it. Snap gives publishers editorial independence, but “follows up with publishers if their readers raise questions about their sourcing, accuracy or other factors”
[] The app bars children from under 13 from making accounts, but allows 13- to 17-year-olds on the service
[] Company to tighten up guidelines on its Discover service, banning semi-nude photos without editorial value and encouraging fact-checking
[] In July 2016, Snapchat faced a lawsuit over sexualised Discover stories. This was eventually sullied in court
My Opinion: I think that Snapchat is much more prepared and have a lot more control of what is being published on their app. This becomes in their advantage as they are able to control their content that is shared on their 'Discovery' section as it is available to all users of Snapchat. With Facebook, this is were the lack the control and aren't able to handle the fake news situation because they don't have gatekeepers seeing what is being posted on their site. As explained in the summary, it states that yes Snapchat does give freedom and independance to their editors, but they always follow up with them if any complaints are made, this is what keeps Snapchat above all the other social sites regarding the fake news situations and that is also how Snapchat is in favour of their audiences and users.
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