Snap says New Mexico intentionally friended alleged child predators, then blamed the company Snap says New Mexico intentionally friended alleged child predators, then blamed the company

Mihai Prelipcean

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