UAE- It's for and against for Snapchat's 'sleazy' content
Date
7/11/2016 12:42:09 AM
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Snapchat users in the UAE have reacted after news broke that GCC users are demanding action against the popular social media app for its ''sleazy'' content.
UAE''s telecommunications watchdog, Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has asked California-based social media app Snapchat to remove some content that are against the UAE''s culture and traditions. The authority said it has received a positive reply from the company, which has already removed some of the objectionable content. Many users lodged complaints to the TRA through its Twitter page, and the latter referred it to the technical department to contact Snapchat. "I use Snapchat to record all the nice things I do throughout the day like posting pictures of the food I eat or videos with my friends when we hang out," says 17-year-old Alan D''Cunha to Khaleej Times. According to the teenager, they should ban the sensitive content and substitute it with educative and informative content. "It''s a very useful way of showing people who are interested in looking at places you travel to. I do agree that there are certain channels that show explicit content so removing those channels would be better for all," he added. "I read the article and I agree that Snapchat should remove explicit content because many teenagers use the app and they shouldn''t be viewing such things at such a young age," said 13-year-old Saif Yousaf uses Snapchat when he''s bored. Shivani Nayak, an 18-year-old student normally uses Snapchat for private messaging. She believes that Snapchat should put an age restriction or warning when it comes to explicit content rather than banning everything because that would just take away the useful content along with the explicit content. "More importantly, they should revise their security policies because there are cases of people misusing the app," she adds. "I love Snapchat and I use it to post mini make-up videos and hauls. I don''t think it''s right to remove certain features and content from the app because that would change Snapchat''s uniqueness. Parents should be responsible for their children and should monitor what they do. Also, if you restrict people, they are going to find other ways of getting involved with the rest of the world," says 18-year-old Anncy Twinkle. Janjan Coloma, 23, PR manager based in Dubai uses snapchat almost every day. "Most of the users in the UAE are mostly on Snapchat. I went for an Avicii concert and everyone was using Snapchat. I definitely think it shouldn''t be banned. The content should depend on the user and if they don''t like it then there should be some filters on the app to avoid them from seeing the content."
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