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Snapchat is trying to block teens from sharing Stories and Spotlight posts with strangers.<\/p>\n

Kids aged 13 to 15 will only be able to create, save, and post Stories and Spotlight videos \u201con a dedicated profile that is visible only to their mutually accepted friends,\u201d Snap announced on Wednesday. These more private profiles also won\u2019t show metrics like favorite counts.<\/p>\n

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