Snap, sextortion
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.
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.
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 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 as employees debated internally about how to address the crisis without causing panic,
Snapchat prioritized growth over addressing sextortion of underage users: lawsuit
An unredacted version of a recently filed lawsuit provides a clearer picture of how the app allegedly prioritized growth over addressing sextortion of underage users.
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 ...
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 ...
Snap employees were well aware of the app’s child safety issues, newly unsealed complaint says
By November 2022, Snap employees were discussing 10,000 user reports of sextortion each month, while acknowledging that these ...
Deadline extended to get stolen SNAP benefits replaced in New Mexico
The deadline for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers to get stolen benefits replaced has been extended ...
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New Mexico reports progress on clearing Medicaid and SNAP backlogs
Lawmakers heard an update on New Mexico’s social safety net programs during a committee hearing recently and the presenters ...
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New Mexico is suing Snap for allegedly failing to protect children from predators
“Driven by organized predation and loosening norms about intimate photo sharing among young users, a rough internal analysis in November 2022 found that Snap was receiving 10,000 reports of sextortion ...
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SNAP benefits to expand for seniors, recipients with disabilities
Thousands of New Mexicans rely on SNAP benefits to put food on their table and some of them are about to see those benefits ...
Food stamp benefits increasing Oct. 1; See how Oregon compares nationally
The Cost of Living Adjustment impacts the maximum allotments for SNAP recipients, commonly known as food stamps. The changes ...
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Snap sued by New Mexico over failure to protect children from sexual exploitation
Sept 5 (Reuters) - New Mexico said on Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc (SNAP.N), opens new tab alleging that the messaging app's policies and design features ...
Snap accused of prioritising design over child safety, check details
Snap is facing a lawsuit for allegedly prioritising app design over child safety. Everything you need to know about this case ...