Snapchat Introduces Parental Controls for ‘My AI’ Chatbot

Snapchat Introduces New Parental Controls for Teen Users

Snapchat is making changes to its app’s parental controls to provide better oversight for parents concerned about their teen’s use of the platform. The new features include the ability for parents to restrict their teens from interacting with the app’s AI chatbot, My AI. This comes as Snapchat faced criticism for not adequately implementing age-gating features for the chatbot, which led to inappropriate conversations with minors. The company states that these new parental controls build on the existing safeguards of My AI, ensuring inappropriate or harmful responses are minimized.