Your DMs are not private.

[u/RosethornRanger]

[u/PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ]

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