Snap sued by New Mexico over 'sextortion' of kids by predators
Publishing timestamp: 2024-09-05 12:20:24
Summary
The New Mexico attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Snap, alleging that the design features of Snapchat create an environment where predators can easily target children through sextortion schemes. The lawsuit claims that Snap has misled users into believing that photos and videos sent on their platform will disappear, but predators can permanently capture this content. The attorney general also accuses Snap of fostering illicit sexual material involving children and facilitating sextortion and trafficking of children, drugs, and guns.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/05/snap-sued-new-mexico-kid-sextortion.html