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

What the report says

Snapchat chief Evan Spiegel told the BBC that Snap would be willing to introduce daily time limits for teenage users, describing such a move as potentially beneficial for the wider social media industry. The comments came after Meta urged other platforms to follow changes it agreed to as part of a major US states settlement over allegations that its apps were designed to be addictive for young people. Meta has already said it will apply a two-hour default limit for teens across its services, along with other restrictions such as reduced notifications during school hours and at night.

According to the BBC, Spiegel said Snap had been thinking about the issue internally and that the company’s existing Family Center tools already help parents monitor some aspects of teen use. He did not commit to a timetable for any rollout, but said Snap wanted to help be part of the solution. The remarks were made at Snap’s California headquarters.

The BBC report places the comments in the context of broader pressure on social media firms, including Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap, over concerns about youth mental health and other harms. Separately, Snap used the same event to unveil new features for its upcoming Specs smart glasses, which the company says will be aimed first at early adopters, developers and enterprise users.