A new report from Digitalt Ansvar has investigated how easy it is to create profiles on the social media platform with profile names that refer to drugs and the sale thereof. The organization believes that this increases the risk of drug sales. (Archive photo). Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Ritzau Scanpix
Study: Snapchat allows drug terms in usernames
A study by Digitalt Ansvar reveals that Snapchat allows profile names referencing narcotics, which the organization believes increases the risk of drug sales. Researchers created 20 accounts with drug-related names, which were easily found by test profiles representing 13- and 18-year-olds. Five...
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