United States of America: New Mexico Attorney General investigation into Snapchat's alleged failure to protect children from online sexual exploitation (New Mexico v Snapchat)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
05 Sep 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Filed lawsuit against Snapchat’s over failure to protect children from online sexual exploitation (New Mexico v Snapchat)
On 5 September 2024, the Attorney General of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against Snap aiming to protect children from sextortion, sexual exploitation, and other online harms. In particular, the Attorney General states that Snapchat’s harmful design f…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court