Re:Snapchat Has a Child-Porn Problem
by pwinnski on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:55PM
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Honestly? I think Snapchat ought to go away completely.
This idea that images in Snapchat are temporary and therefore of little consequence is not a bug, it's a feature. It's the defining feature of Snapchat, the reason for its success, and they absolutely positively captured a large chunk of their marketshare based on the idea that young people could exchange risqué photos privately on Snapchat like they could nowhere else.
When a platform is built on marketing something horrifying, I don't think we need to feel any responsibility to come up with an alternate business plan for them. I don't have suggestions for Altria Group either, other than just: stop selling cigarettes and go out of business.
Enforcing a minimum age of 13, and actually trying to enforce it, would be a good start. Using the ML tech they're so proud of to recognize nudity in photos and popping up warnings, including refusing to send photos if there's a chance the sender is a minor, would be a good start.
This idea that images in Snapchat are temporary and therefore of little consequence is not a bug, it's a feature. It's the defining feature of Snapchat, the reason for its success, and they absolutely positively captured a large chunk of their marketshare based on the idea that young people could exchange risqué photos privately on Snapchat like they could nowhere else.
When a platform is built on marketing something horrifying, I don't think we need to feel any responsibility to come up with an alternate business plan for them. I don't have suggestions for Altria Group either, other than just: stop selling cigarettes and go out of business.
Enforcing a minimum age of 13, and actually trying to enforce it, would be a good start. Using the ML tech they're so proud of to recognize nudity in photos and popping up warnings, including refusing to send photos if there's a chance the sender is a minor, would be a good start.
But really, just shut it down.