Facebook and Instagram content enabled child sexual abuse, trafficking: New Mexico lawsuit
Publishing timestamp: 2023-12-06 10:54:24
Summary
New Mexico has filed a civil suit against Meta Platforms and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, alleging that their platforms enabled the distribution of child sexual abuse material and failed to identify predator networks. The suit claims that Facebook and Instagram created environments for sexual predators and that child exploitative content is more prevalent on these platforms compared to pornography sites. Meta denies the allegations and states that they take measures to combat child exploitation. This lawsuit follows coordinated legal actions by 42 other attorneys general against Meta. New Mexico seeks civil penalties and changes to Meta's platforms to prevent the sexual exploitation of children.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/facebook-content-enabled-child-sexual-abuse-new-mexico-lawsuit.html