If you could be born at any time in human history, would you choose the year you were originally? Or would you rather be born when it was all simpler? A time when the stock market wasn’t a time bomb over our heads? Or maybe you’d rather be born about twenty decades in the future? See and use more of the technology scientists and engineers are working so hard to create right now?
Well, whatever your answer is, here are a few things you might want to consider before deciding. In the past, it’s true that people didn’t have to study half their lives and work for the rest of it. Life was different from what it is today in many ways, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was better, does it?
Human rights were not a trend back then as they are right now, let alone women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ community and racial indiscrimination. The quality of living was also much poorer than how lower middle-class people live today. The main reason here is the lack of awareness, education, and technology.
On the other hand, in the future, we don’t know what’s waiting for us. No matter how many published studies predict what’s most likely to happen in the next 100 years, none can be believed. We’re losing control of our planet at an alarming rate, especially after the pandemic.
So, why wouldn’t you rather just live in the now? With corporate politics, toxic friendships, and a non-functioning dating world where education’s a business and religion’s a hoax? And also, you have social media to verify that all the above facts are, to some extent, true.
Today’s blog will discuss if someone who’s added you on Snapchat can see your story, even when you haven’t added them back.
If Someone Added Me on Snapchat but I haven’t Added them Back, Can They See My Story?
Snapchat is one of the most secure platforms for teenagers, but it’s understandable for new users not to know the extent of it.
So, can a user who added you on Snapchat see your story even though you haven’t added them back? Well, it depends on whether or not you want them to be able to see it.
You see, Snapchat wants you to connect with whomever you want. This could be everyone on Snapchat or just a few of your family and friends.
And if you think that strangers seeing your story are what you want, you can set up your story that way! Isn’t that just so impressive?
You can also control who can send you messages on Snapchat and whether or not those messages should stay saved on your device. Let us take you through these processes one by one to avoid any confusion.
Here’s how to change your story privacy settings on Snapchat
Step 1: Open Snapchat; you’ll see the Snapchat camera on launch. Tap on the icon of your bitmoji/profile picture at the top left.
Step 2: On your profile, you’ll see the gear icon at the top right. Tap on it to go to Settings.
Step 3: Locate PRIVACY CONTROL and tap on View My Story. There will be three options: Everyone, My Friends, and Custom.
Step 4: Choose according to whichever settings fits you best, and your work here is done! If you don’t want messages with a user to remain saved, all you need is to set that chat’s setting to disappearing messages.
Now, let’s say you’ve been receiving many snaps from people you don’t know. This happens because your settings allow your friends and their friends to contact you. Maybe it was by default, or you changed the settings long ago.
However, if this sort of open, mutual networking is not for you, we understand that. And Snapchat does too, which is why there’s an option to change it!
Here’s how to control who can contact you on Snapchat
Step 1: Return to PRIVACY CONTROL, but this time, tap on the first option in that section called Contact Me.
Step 2: You’ll notice two options: My Friends and My Friends and Their Friends. Currently, you have the latter option selected. Tap on the former, and your problem is fixed.
There you go! Now you don’t have to worry about being contacted by creeps. But remember that every user can do this. If you cannot contact someone or can’t see their story, don’t rule out the possibility that they just don’t allow contact with strangers.
So, if you see someone on Snapchat that you know in real life, it’s best to contact them somewhere else or, better, in person.
Let them know that you’ve been trying to reach them on Snapchat, and only then expect a reply.
Closing thoughts
At this blog’s end, let’s recap all we’ve discussed.
Snapchat is a great social media platform with top-notch security and privacy.
If someone has added you, but you haven’t reciprocated yet, then as a general rule of thumb, they shouldn’t be able to see your story. However, it’s up to you to firmly establish that by modifying your settings.
The same goes for snapping and chatting; you should be the sole decider of who can contact you unsolicited, don’t you think so too? If you do, then you can check out the process to do the same in the blog.
If you still have any doubts regarding these processes, we’ll await your questions in the comments section.
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