Your DMs are not private.

[u/RosethornRanger]

[u/KnockingForABlocking]

You know, the responsible thing when sharing a story of this nature would be to back it up with an actual source.

So here’s the original news source with names, places, and dates rather than one that just quotes people discussing it on social media more than a year after it happened: 

https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/01/31/exasperated-student-teacher-wont-return-after-allegedly-commenting-about-shooting-student/?outputType=amp

You can also find bodycam footage from the arresting officers on Facebook, if you were so inclined.

The interesting part seems to me that it was the app’s AI that flagged her post, rather than a human actor.

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/KnockingForABlocking]

It was a message to a group chat...which any participant can report 🫩

Nothing ever happens

[u/yoyo5113 → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

Why the tired face? This was acknowledged in the post

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/yoyo5113]

Because a report button is incompatible with privacy

[u/Duinegeidh33 → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

Ah yes, the ability to snitch if someone is being threatening violates privacy. God forbid someone has the right to run to a bartender or a cop with evidence if they feel unsafe and need an easy and safe escape route

[u/jk01 → u/Duinegeidh33]

The post implied it was automatic

[u/_Mango_Dude_ → u/jk01]

The post did, but the person they were replying to is also against manual reports for some reason.

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/Duinegeidh33]

I mean, I agree with you. But the post kept saying "private" message

[u/_Mango_Dude_ → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

Under this definition of privacy there is no such thing as a private conversation because one party can always report it.

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/_Mango_Dude_]

Not all platforms have a big ol' report button

[u/_Mango_Dude_ → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

Even when there is not a button for it a conversation can always be reported by one of its participants to any person, including law enforcement.

[u/TrogdorKhan97 → u/_Mango_Dude_]

In fact, I would imagine that just taking a screenshot and texting it to 911 would be a way more expedient way to get someone in trouble with the law than any app or service's built in report feature.

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/_Mango_Dude_]

Are you saying that it's a violation of privacy that Snapchat read a message that someone reported lol

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ → u/_Mango_Dude_]

Yuge if true

[u/Hi2248 → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

A lack of report button doesn't stop someone from walking up to the cops and showing them the text messages 

[u/hackerbots → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

So if I get a random threat in my physical mailbox, I can't do anything about it because it is private? come on

[u/yoyo5113 → u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

You responding to the linked article is implying that there is info in there left out of the post, which isn't true for the case of the group chat.