‘Platforms must actively listen to teen experiences’: Snapchat launches Australian teen advisory council

Snapchat is launching a new advisory board of students aged 14 to 16, after research found an overwhelming number of Australians feel teenagers should be involved in conversations about social media use in young people.

Snapchat is launching its Council for Digital Wellbeing program in Australia, calling on students aged between 14 and 16 to “help build a more positive digital world”.

A group of “around 15 young Aussies” will participate in a two-day, in-person summit in Snapchat’s Sydney HQ, followed by monthly calls, meetings with members of Snapchat’s global advisory board of online safety experts, and project work.