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New Mexico Attorney General Files Suit Against Snapchat

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against …

Social Media Giants Avoid School Districts’ Addiction Claims

Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies won the dismissal of novel claims in hundreds of lawsuits brought by school districts seeking to recover costs for addressing the negative impacts of students’ social media use. A California state judge …

Snap Employee Data Exposed After Breach at Document Company Elevate

Ephemeral messaging app Snap had employee data exposed by a breach at a third-party document analysis firm, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Thursday. Snap, developer of Snapchat, said it had been told by document analysis company Elevate …