Snap's public policy head for India and South Asia talks about what makes Snapchat stand out among other social media platforms and the platform's new safety and privacy features for teenagers
Snapchat is one of the most popular social media platforms, especially for teenagers, in India and across the world. The platform has a user base of 200 million users in India and several million worldwide, as per Uthara Ganesh, head of public policy, India and South Asia, Snap Inc. On September 7, at the ‘Snap Smart’ event in Mumbai which also hosted a panel discussion on ‘Teen Safety’, Snap introduced new safety features on the platform for 13 to 17-year-old users. Besides Ganesh, the panel included actor Shefali Shah, popular Snapchat user/influencer Nitanshi Goel, and Mansi Zaveri, founder, Kidsstopress.