Snapchat’s ‘disappearing’ messages make it easy for predators to target kids, state lawsuit alleges

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snapchat is the app for choice for criminals targeting kids for sextortion or child sexual abuse material (CSAM), New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleges in a new lawsuit filed against the app’s owner Snap.
The suit accuses Snap of violating New Mexico law against unfair practices and public nuisance, based on design elements like its “disappearing” messages and its alleged failure to police predators. “Snap has misle