Snapchat announces new safety features to protect teen users

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Snapchat has announced new safety features to make it harder for teens to be contacted by people they don’t know.

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The features include expanded warning pop-ups that appear when a teen gets a message from someone.

The warnings will come from users they don’t share mutual friends with or don’t have in their contacts.

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Teens will also receive a warning if they receive a message from a user who has been blocked or reported by others or is from a region where the teen’s contacts are not located.

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