Student Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining About Her Workday. An Hour Later, Police Pulled Up to Her School.
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  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    110·
    14 hours ago

    I think the thing here is why are they being contacted about a private message

    Because WhatsApp scans messages for when “imminent harm exists”.

    If anything only those party to it should possibly report it

    That’s not how Snapchat works.

    It stands as it does as a cautionary tale about using any service like this

    Absolutely.

    because private conversations should not be looked at in a public announcement kind of way

    It wasn’t a “public announcement”, it was forwarded to law enforcement.

    • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
      111·
      14 hours ago

      yeah by someone who should have never been privy to the convo. I meant that snapchat is treating it like its public discourse.