[MyelinatedT]

Snap is more of a messaging app afaict. I'm pretty sure the biggest harms from social media come from algorithmic targeting of content, echo chamber creation, and the ability to hugely amplify fringe opinions and destabilise debate.

If your only concern is data handling, though, then fair enough.

[a13o]

Children become addicted to Snapchat streaks and their peers in school shun them socially based on whether they have big streaks with popular kids or not. It's like Lord of the Flies mixed with an episode of Black Mirror.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lets-talk-tween/2017...

[fiveeveralone]

Is the social pressure for kids to be popular somehow new or?

[a13o]

Do you rephrase my comment reductively because you're okay with corporations monetizing children via addictive dark patterns, in defiance of recommendations from child psychologists? or

[a13o]

https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/health-advi...

[thisgoesnowhere]

I thought snap was passe now that tik tok is around.

[josephd79]

I do not use Snap but I'm pretty sure it has algo delivered content as well, just like Tiktok and insta.