Ofcom’s annual report on attitudes towards media found children’s usage of YouTube, Whatsapp and Instagram remained steady (88%, 55% and 41%, respectively), while the popularity of Meta's (META.O) Facebook platform declined (from 40% to 34%). Various governments around the world have banned TikTok from official devices, citing anxieties over its relationship with the Chinese state, while Snapchat has been criticised for not removing more underage users from its platform. The study found a slight increase in both apps’ popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), and Snapchat by 46% (up from 42%).īoth companies have faced mounting pressure over user safety in recent months. The new feature comes after it was revealed Snap would be laying off 20 percent of its staff this month.LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - The number of children using TikTok and Snapchat (SNAP.N) rose last year in Britain, according to research published by media regulator Ofcom.Īround half of those aged between 3 and 17 use TikTok and Snapchat, figures collected as part of the watchdog’s annual survey of children's and parents’ online attitudes showed. Snapchat also launched its own dual-camera feature in an attempt to capitalize on photo-sharing app BeReal’s current popularity. The worldwide launch of Snapchat for Web comes as the social media giant looks to better compete with TikTok and Instagram, both of which can be accessed on a web browser.
However, the company plans to bring the app’s other features, including viewing Stories and Memories to Snapchat for Web in the future. Snap is currently focused on bringing the app’s core features to the web.
In addition, the web version of the app includes a privacy screen that hides the Snapchat window if they click away for another task. On Snapchat for Web, a user’s Bitmoji will appear in chats holding a laptop to indicate to others that they are accessing the chat via your desktop.
Once they have opened Snapchat for Web, they can continue their conversations from where they left them on the mobile app. Users will then be prompted to complete a two-step verification on their phone. To access Snapchat for Web, users need to head to and log in with their Snapchat username and password.
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