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.
In one alleged instance, employees referenced a case with 75 reports against it 'mentioning nudes, minors, and extortion, yet the account was still active.'
The new details paint a picture of a company aware of its alleged shortcomings when it came to protecting kids on its service, yet not sufficiently focused on fixing them.
... there was pushback in trying to add in-app safety mechanisms because [Snap CEO] Evan Spiegel prioritized design.
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