Snapchat, sextortion and New Mexico
New Mexico attorney general says Snapchat put users at risk of sextortion
Thousands of children use Snapchat, and New Mexico's attorney general says he has proof those kids are at risk. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit in September against Snapchat. He said he found proof that sextortion is happening on Snapchat and that after seeing the complaints, the company continued to turn a blind eye.
Snapchat Lawsuit Reveals Company's Sextortion Worries
New Mexico has filed an updated, unredacted lawsuit detailing allegations that Snapchat knowingly endangered minors by ignoring various reports of abuse.
Details From New Mexico's Lawsuit Against Snap Show Site Failed to Act on Reports of Sextortion
Snapchat has failed to act on rampant reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform
New Mexico’s Lawsuit Shows Snap Didn’t Act on Sextortion Reports
Court papers show the messaging platform did nothing when confronted with many reports of dangers to minors on the site.
The unsealed New Mexico Snapchat lawsuit alleges the company ignored child safety
On September 5, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Snap. Torrez claimed that Snapchat has become a platform rife with sexual exploitation, child grooming and other dangerous behaviors.
Snapchat’s failure to protect kids revealed in New Mexico lawsuit
New Mexico's attorney general filed a complaint against Snapchat that revealed the tech firm's failure to act on reports of sextortion.
New Mexico attorney general says internal Snap documents show the company allowed spread of sextortion on Snapchat
The New Mexico attorney general said Tuesday that internal documents from Snapchat released as part of an ongoing lawsuit show how the platform failed to manage and notify users about sextortion on the platform.
Snap employees were well aware of the app’s child safety issues, newly unsealed complaint says
Snap employees allegedly acknowledged issues with child predators, illicit gun sales, and addictive features, according to the New Mexico AG.
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