Our undercover investigation revealed that Snapchat's harmful design features create an environment where predators can easily target children through sextortion schemes and other forms of sexual abuse. Snap has misled users into believing that photos and videos sent on their platform will disappear, but predators can permanently capture this content and they have created a virtual yearbook of child sexual images that are traded, sold, and stored indefinitely.
The New Mexico DOJ also alleges Snap and its executives have misled the public about the platform's safety, including during congressional testimony and in a 2024 Super Bowl advertisement that declares the platform is "more private" and "less permanent" than other social media platforms.
We share Attorney General Torrez's and the public's concerns about the online safety of young people and are deeply committed to Snapchat being a safe and positive place for our entire community, particularly for our younger users [...] We continue this work in collaboration with law enforcement, online safety experts, industry peers, parents, teens, educators and policymakers towards our shared goal of keeping young people safe online.
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