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Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBC

Evan Speigel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.

Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBC

Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel told the BBC that the company would consider implementing daily time limits for teens on the platform. Spiegel made the comments following Meta's urging for action and in response to a recent legal settlement. The settlement, which cost Meta $12.7bn, includes a two-hour daily time limit for teen users across the company's platforms.

Spiegel believes this could be an important industry norm and beneficial for all. However, he did not commit to a timeline for when Snapchat might introduce these limits.

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