New Mexico sued Snap, Inc. on Thursday, accusing the Snapchat maker of facilitating child sexual exploitation on its platform.
The state alleges that Snapchat, known for its disappearing images and messages, has become a “breeding ground” for predators to collect sexually explicit images of children and extort them.
Snapchat has become the “predominant forum” for such sextortion schemes due to the false sense of security created by ephemeral messaging and other features that connect children with predators, the lawsuit argues.
A monthslong undercover investigation conducted by the New Mexico Department of Justice found a “vast network” of dark web sites sharing nonconsensual images from Snapchat, including more than 10,000 records in the last year, according to a press release.
“Our undercover investigation revealed that Snapchat’s harmful design features create an environment where predators can easily target children through sextortion schemes and other forms of sexual abuse,” New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a statement.
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Tik Tok is the main hunting grounds (other than the Dark Web) of that breed of mutt. YouTube used to be, until Google cleaned it up.
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how is this even happening on such a big app? do they not have any way to stop it?
Social media, however well intended, panders to the baser instincts of some people. Regulation is not the answer. The solution must be derived from society's self-imposed guidelines. Right now, this country's guidelines are very weak. Their structure must be rebuilt from within the family, not dictated by religious celebrities or political roustabouts. The intrusion of corporate greed into the family structure must be severely limited by the parents and other family members. It is the parents who need the support of social organizations in their primary duty of protecting their children from danger be it physical, emotional, or mental.
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