Monday, March 17, 2025

Snapchat's "half-swipe has become one of the most toxic parts of teen dating"

From one of the stories in the latest edition of Casey Lewis's consistently great newsletter "After School":
Snapchat’s “half-swipe” feature, which lets users secretly view messages without marking them read, has exacerbated dating anxiety among teen girls, prompting Snapchat to introduce an “eyes” emoji alert for $4/month Snapchat+ subscribers that lets users know when they're being half-swiped.