Bullet points of Snap sued by New Mexico AG over 'sextortion' of kids by predators
- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a lawsuit against Snap, alleging that Snapchat's design and algorithmic recommendations promote illicit sexual material involving children and facilitate child trafficking, sextortion, and drug trafficking.
- The lawsuit claims that Snap's design and statements to the public were untrue and failed to warn children and parents of 'rampant' and 'massive' sextortion on its platform.
- The New Mexico Department of Justice investigation found a 'vast network of dark web sites dedicated to sharing stolen, non-consensual sexual images from Snap' and over 10,000 records related to Snap and child sexual abuse material in the last year alone.
- The suit alleges that Snap's design and statements prioritized profits over children's safety and created a 'virtual yearbook of child sexual images that are traded, sold, and stored indefinitely'.
- The lawsuit seeks to hold Snap accountable for its alleged role in enabling the sexual exploitation of children and prioritizing profits over safety.
- This is not the first time Torrez has taken legal action against a tech company, as he has a pending lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly enabling the sexual exploitation of children.
- The New Mexico Attorney General's office will continue to hold these platforms accountable for prioritizing profits over children's safety through its litigation against Meta and Snap.
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