Jean Luo

Right.

And that adds a layer of safety.

You have to double opt in to a conversation.

Right.

Whereas if someone has my phone number, they can just shoot me a text.

Right.

And start, you know, start bothering me even if I don't want to even if I don't want to get that message.

And so I think those sorts of precautions and things like, you know, not having a public friends list on Snapchat makes it much harder for people to figure out who someone's friends with or

uh you know otherwise bully them because of that so i think things like privacy things like the protections of people double opting in to conversations uh are really important ways that we can help protect young people in addition to all the work we do to you know find bad actors and remove them uh from our service so

Overall, I would say like I think a really just thoughtful approach to making sure there are rules and regulations in place, I think will help everyone feel more comfortable with providing these communication services to young people, which are so important to their well-being.

And I think, you know, as I mentioned, that's certainly been proven out by independent research on Snapchat specifically, but also more broadly, you know, when social media is used in moderation, the research actually shows it's correlated with overall well-being.

Well, it's so interesting, right, because teens in particular, and we were just having this conversation with Flynn and his mom the other day, where teenagers are at a point in their lives where they want a lot more freedom.

And part of, I think, the conversation with teens is saying, with that freedom comes great responsibility.

And so let's talk about, you know, OK, you want to stay out a little bit later, then you need to really stay in touch with your mom and let her know where you're going and whose friend's house you're at.

And what is the phone number of the parent who's there so we can get in touch with them?

And you need to come back home when you say you're going to come back home.

And that helps us build trust.

Right.

So when you demonstrate that responsibility, then we feel more comfortable giving you more freedom.

And I think that doesn't just pertain to social media, it pertains to all aspects of a teenager's life.