Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge By November 2022, Snap employees were discussing 10,000 user reports of sextortion each month, while acknowledging that these reports likely represent a small fraction of this abuse' given the shame and other barriers to reporting," says a newly unsealed version of the lawsuit filed by New Mexico's attorney general against Snap. This less-redacted version of the filing we first saw a month ago adds fresh details about what Snap employees allegedly knew about the scope of the sextortion issue it's accused of facilitating on its platform.In one alleged instance, employees referenced a case with 75 reports against it mentioning nudes, minors, and extortion, yet the account was still active." And in 2022, Snap's internal research... Continue reading...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap says the basis of a scathing lawsuit suggesting it systematically recommends teens' accounts to child predators is backwards - the company is now accusing the New Mexico attorney general of intentionally seeking out such accounts before recommendations were made. The company says the AG's case is based on gross misrepresentations" and cherry picks from Snap's internal documents.In a motion to dismiss filed Thursday, Snap says AG Raul Torrez's complaint makes patently false" allegations, and particularly misrepresents its own undercover investigation, in which the AG's office created a decoy 14-year-old account. Torrez alleges Snap violated the state's unfair practices and public nuisance laws by misleading users' about the... Continue reading...