Snapchat
Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc.
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Platform Policies:
No native form to display gender pronouns.
No indication of any plans to implement this.
Bitmoji avatar has a binary masculine and feminine presenting option.
Users can change the gender of their Bitmoji avatar by deleting their bitmoji in settings and starting over.
Display name on account can be changed at any time BUT does not update for friends added before the change.
Display name does not update for users added before the change. “Snapchatters will continue to see the Display Name you chose when they first added you, but new friends should see your updated Display Name.”
Legal name is not required for account creation.
Username can be changed with a limit of once per year.
Policy prohibiting deadnaming and misgendering.
“These rules prohibit, for example, the use of racial, ethnic, misogynistic, or homophobic slurs; memes that ridicule or call for discrimination against a protected group; and any abuse in the form of intentional deadnaming or misgendering”
Policy prohibiting hate speech against an individual for their gender or gender identity.
“Hate speech or content that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination or violence on the basis of race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, immigration status, socio-economic status, age, weight, or pregnancy status is prohibited.”
Contributor Notes:
“It’s annoying that the bitmoji avatar has to be deleted to pick between a masculine and feminine avatar. There’s no good reason it has to be so binary.”
– Anonymous Contributor