WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg reveals new privacy features

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Have you ever wanted to leave a group chat but felt awkward about doing so?

Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status and block screenshots on View Once messages.

And while there are ways to disable this for individual group chats, the option to leave silently is not presented to users when they choose to "exit group" - sometimes causing awkwardness, embarrassment or drama for those trying to leave unnoticed. Janis Wong, research associate at The Alan Turing Institute, told BBC News: "It's always nice to give users more control - users like, and need to have, more control."

The company has launched a Family Centre, which builds on child safety measures by allowing parents to have more oversight of their child's experience on the app. Jacqueline Beauchere, global head of platform safety at Snapchat, said the Family Centre aims to provide parents with "a window into their teen's online life".

 

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No. Imagine feeling awkward not being able to leave when you can just have on mute?

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