Snapchat is changing how users under 16 share content on its Spotlight feature. According to TechCrunch and The Next Web, Snapchatters aged 13 to 15 will receive a separate profile. That profile displays their Stories and Spotlight posts only to friends they follow back, using a mutual connection model. As part of this change, their short-form Spotlight clips are no longer pushed to the wider public audience on Spotlight. The outlets describe the update as taking effect starting “this week,” and frame it as a privacy-focused adjustment to limit exposure for younger users. TechCrunch emphasizes that the under-16 accounts are designed to show Stories and Spotlight content to mutually accepted friends, while The Next Web adds that the restriction includes removing the ability for these users’ Spotlight content to appear more broadly. Both accounts agree the change affects sharing defaults for users under 16 and implements a dedicated profile for that age group.
Snapchat restricts Spotlights sharing for users under 16
Snapchat is changing how users under 16 share content on its Spotlight feature. According to TechCrunch and The Next Web, Snapchatters aged 13 to 15 will receive a separate profile. That profile displ...
- Snapchat introduces a separate profile for users aged 13 to 15.
- Stories and Spotlight posts from under-16 users are visible only to friends they follow back.
- Under-16 users’ Spotlight clips are no longer pushed to the wider public on Spotlight.
- The update starts “this week,” according to reporting from multiple outlets.
Snapchat is restricting how its youngest users share video. From this week, Snapchatters aged 13 to 15 will get a dedicated profile where their Stories and short-form Spotlight clips are visible only to mutually accepted friends, and will no longer be pushed to the wider public on Spotlight. Until now, under-16s could post to Spotlight, […] This story continues at The Next Web
17 hours agoUsers under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
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