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Snap is introducing a new feature it’s calling Friend Check Up.
On Snapchat, having someone friended could give them access to your story and even possibly your location, depending on your Snap Map settings, so Snap wants to make sure that everyone on your friends list is still someone you actually want to call your friend.
This feature could help make the platform safer for users, if they choose to use it.
It could be a good way to help you realize you might still have somebody friended that you don’t want to see your posts.
And I know there’ve been plenty of times when I’ve looked at a friend or follower of mine and said “I have no idea who this person is,” or worse: “oops, my ex can see my sadtweeting.”
Snap says that the feature will be rolling out globally on Android “in the coming weeks” and to iOS devices “in the coming months.”
If you’d like to do a check up yourself before the feature rolls out, you can see your friends list by going to your profile and tapping on My Friends.
You can remove a friend by tapping and holding on their name until the Block / Remove friend menu appears.
The Friend Check Up feature is part of a push from Snap to make Snapchat a friendlier place, including adding new resources and integrations with the Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ youths, and MindUP for parents trying to understand and support their teenage children.
The social network is also getting further integration with the Crisis Text Project for people seeking mental health assistance.
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