Snapchat has introduced new safety features to limit bad actors from contacting users, enhancing account blocking and friending safeguards. These updates aim to support genuine friendships and empower teens by making it harder for strangers to contact them.

Expanded In-App Warnings

• Introduced pop-up warnings when teens receive messages from users without mutual friends or contacts.
• New warnings for chats from users blocked or reported by others, or from unusual regions, indicating potential scammers.

Enhanced Friending Protections

• Teens are not suggested in Quick Add or Search unless they have multiple mutual connections.
• New safeguards prevent friend requests from users without mutual friends or with histories linked to scamming activities.

Simplified Location-Sharing and Additional Reminders

• Regular reminders for Snapchatters to check account security and privacy settings.
• More frequent reminders for location-sharing updates.
• Simplified location-sharing settings to customize which friends can see their location.
• Location sharing remains off by default and can only be shared with existing Snapchat friends.

Blocking Improvements

• Enhanced blocking tools to prevent new friend requests from other accounts created on the same device by blocked users.