(By Will Maule) Last week, Snapchat introduced a new channel in its “Discover” section called, “Cosmo After Dark.” And simply put, it is pornographic.  This is highly concerning, not least because huge numbers of teens use Snapchat to communicate with their friends. According to Cosmopolitan magazine, the new channel “is an X-rated weekly edition that goes live every Friday at 6 p.m. and is exclusively dedicated

to all things hot and h*rny.”  The worst part? There’s no option — for parents or anyone else — to switch it off. In a post published by watchdog and educational organization Protect Young Eyes, Chris McKenna explains why the new feature is of such a concern. “Cosmo After Dark seems to include a new, more pornographic level of sexualized content, even by Snapchat’s standards,” McKenna writes. “It’s for this reason that Protect Young Eyes is so concerned.  READ MORE


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