The popular music streaming platform Spotify recently unveiled a new direct message feature, which the National Center on Sexual Exploitation believes could be infiltrated by child predators.
A watchdog group warned in an Aug. 27 statement that Spotify must disable this DM feature for minors and “utilize robust age verification to ensure minors do not access it.”
“Direct messages are a high-risk feature for sexual abuse and grooming online,” the Center said.
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Executive director Haley McNamara added, “Spotify should halt its rollout of a new DM feature, given that DMs are a prime way predators can contact teens.”
Apparently, Spotify has had longstanding issues with failing to ensure the safety of minors.
“Spotify has a track record of not prioritizing child safety, as it took
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