New Mexico has filed an updated, unredacted lawsuit detailing allegations that Snapchat knowingly endangered minors by ignoring various reports of abuse.

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.

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.

Snapchat has failed to act on rampant reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform.

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,

Snap employees were reportedly chatting about 10,000 user reports of sextortion every month by November 2022. This info comes from a recently unsealed lawsuit filed by New Mexico'

New Mexico has claimed the social-media company’s product features and enforcement gaps have made its platform a haven for child predation and blackmail.