Snap, Sextortion
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.
NMDOJ says Snapchat ignored reports of sextortion, according to new lawsuit
A popular social media app knew about the dangers young people on its platform were exposed to and failed to take action, according to a newly unredacted complaint filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez against Snapchat.
Snapchat allowed sextortion, grooming to proliferate, lawsuit claims
Snapchat (Snap) has been deceptively marketing itself to young people despite monumental risks of sexual scams (sextortion), according to New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres. The state filed a lawsuit against the platform in early September, alleging it did not do enough to warn users of online risks despite employees waving red flags.
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’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.
Details from New Mexico's lawsuit against Snap show that the 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. That's according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company
New Mexico AG sues Snapchat saying it’s failing to protect children
A newly-released unredacted complaint against Snapchat is giving insight on children who use the platform, and if they are safe.
New Mexico attorney general's lawsuit says Snap failed to act on reports of sextortion
New Mexico's attorney general filed an unredacted complaint against Snap on Tuesday that allegedly shows the app failed to act on sextortion complaints.
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Prairie Grove student arrested after making shooting threats on Snapchat, police say
Prairie Grove police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly posting a school shooting threat on Snapchat.
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Prairie Grove police arrest student they say made shooting threat on Snapchat
Prairie Grove police arrested a boy they say posted a school shooting threat on Snapchat. The 14-year-old posted the quote ...
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Michigan Man, 19, Charged with Sexual Assault After Posing as 14-Year-Old on Snapchat
Michigan man, Ethan R. Dekalita, posed as a 14-year-old on Snapchat, resulting in the sexual assault of two girls.
From Snapchat to YouTube, here's how to monitor and protect your kids online
Pressure has been mounting on social media platforms to protect children. Here's how to monitor your kids online.
Snapchat failed to properly warn against ‘sextortion schemes’ targeting underage users: lawsuit
Snapchat failed to adequately warn its users about the extent of rampant “sextortion schemes” targeting underage users – even ...
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 ...
Snapchat publishers fear it's the end of an era for their businesses
A forthcoming Snapchat redesign to create a unified feed has some publishers concerned the app will deprioritize their ...
EU requests info from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms
The EU Commission requested information on Wednesday from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on the parameters used by their ...
From YouTube to Snapchat: The Unexpected Data Hogs on Your Phone
If you’re a regular Netflix user, you’ll be pleased to know that the app is among the least data-hungry of its kind. Netflix ...