Every day, new applications emerge on the web and can become a phenomenon among teenagers. Snapchat has been the «star» of our teenagers for several months now.
Snapchat allows its users to send photos with one special feature: the photos disappear after 1 to 10 seconds, depending on the settings chosen. This application therefore allows users to send «sexting» messages or other indecent, shocking or humiliating images.
However, the e-Enfance Association points out that it is always possible to take a screenshot to save and share these photos, which are then no longer ephemeral.
Remind your child that on Snapchat, as elsewhere on the Internet, they should always «think before they post».
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