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Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children, regulator says

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – British media regulator Ofcom said on Friday that Snapchat had begun disabling its “Find Friends” feature by default for child users in Britain, in what it called an important step to reduce the risk of online grooming. The friend-discovery feature helps users find and add new contacts. Ofcom said the change would make it harder for strangers to contact children on the image-sharing social media platform, one it considers among the largest and most popular online servic

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Event date
exact date
Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Portugal, Singapore, Unknown country, South Africa
English
Countries concerned
United Kingdom
Technology · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.50
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Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (40%); silent in Arab-Muslim world.

Western 20%Sino-Russian & BRICS 40%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 40%

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In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by srnnews.com (Portugal), . 4 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children, regulator says
    srnnews.comPortugalPortugal → United KingdomEnglish
  2. Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children, regulator says
    Channel News AsiaSingapourSingapore → United KingdomEnglish
  3. Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children
    r/worldnewsInternationalUnknown country → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Snapchat disables friend-finder for UK children after regulator push
    Sunday TimesAfrique du SudSouth Africa → United KingdomEnglish
  5. Snapchat disables friend-finder for UK children after regulator push
    sowetanlive.co.zaUnknownSouth Africa → United KingdomEnglish