Snap (NYSE:SNAP) unveiled parental controls for its Snapchat messaging app on Tuesday, one day after it was reported that the company was in the process of laying off employees.
The parental controls will allow parents to see who their teenaged children are talking to, but it will not let them view the actual conversation itself. Known as Family Center, the control can let parents invite their teenagers to the feature and once a teen accepts, the parents can view the teen's friends list and who they have spoken to for the past seven days, Reuters reported.
If a parent finds something concerning, they can send a report confidentially, the news outlet added.
In July, Snap (SNAP) introduced a video explaining how the forthcoming Family Center would work.
Additional features are coming soon, including notifications to parents after a teen reports abuse.
The news of parental control features comes as The Verge reported late on Monday that Snap (SNAP) was in the early stages of laying off some employees following its poorly received second-quarter results.
The news outlet added it's unclear how many of Snap's (SNAP) 6,000 employees will be affected.
Snap (SNAP) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.
Following its second-quarter results and weak guidance, Snap (SNAP) was hit with several downgrades after analysts reviewed the "remarkably disappointing" results.